(a) Fee Schedule. The Library Commission is hereby authorized to charge fees for the use of library materials and services in accordance with the following schedule:
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY FEES SCHEDULE
Note regarding lost materials and lost or damaged equipment: Except for materials on interlibrary loan, (see subsection (c) below “Fees for Lost and Damaged Materials Owned by Other Libraries”) the Library will charge value of lost materials and equipment as identified by the item record in the library catalog. Where there is an absence of an item cost in the library catalog item record, the Library shall the per item fee below. | ||
REPLACEMENT OF LOST MATERIALS | ||
Materials | Per Item | |
Hardback: Adult/Teen Non-Fiction | $35 | |
Hardback: Adult/Teen Fiction | $25 | |
Hardback: Juvenile Non-Fiction | $20 | |
Hardback: Juvenile Fiction | $15 | |
Paperback: Cataloged | ||
Adult/Teen Non-Fiction | $20 | |
Adult/Teen Fiction | $10 | |
Juvenile Non-Fiction | $10 | |
Juvenile Fiction | $5 | |
Paperback: Uncataloged | $5 | |
Paperback/Hardback: International Generic Record | Price varies: $5-$15 depending on fair market value | |
Periodicals/Magazines | $5 | |
Phonorecords | $15 | |
Audiocassettes | $5/tape | |
Videos, DVDs, and Blu- rays | $20 | |
Individual video, DVD, or Blu-ray disc from multi- video or multi-disc set | $5/video, DVD, or Blu-ray disc | |
Supplementary materials, including booklets, libretti, maps, CDs, etc. | $3/item | |
Sheet Music/Scores | $30 | |
Sheet Music/Uncataloged | $30 | |
Audio Books | $5/tape or CD | |
Compact Discs | $15 | |
Language Sets | $10/item | |
Vertical/Picture File | $5/item | |
REPLACEMENT OF LOST OR DAMAGED EQUIPMENT | ||
Laptop Computer | $500 | |
iPad/Tablet Device | $250 | |
Peripherals/Accessories | $50 | |
SERVICE FEES | ||
Borrowers | ||
San Francisco & California Residents | Free | |
Visitor’s Card (non-California) | $10.00 Non refundable 3 months duration | |
Firm (business) card | Free | |
Restricted (no proof of residency) | Free | |
Reserves | Free | |
Inter-Library Loan and LINK + | Free | |
Returned Check Fee | $35 (current City-wide charge, subject to revision by City) | |
Books-by-mail | Free | |
DOCUMENT DELIVERY AND SPECIAL SERVICES | ||
Inter-Library Loan; Photocopy (in-state libraries) (maximum 50 pages/day) | Pages 1- 20, Free | Pages 21- 50, $0.25/pag e + $5 processin g fee |
Inter-Library Loan: Photocopy (out-of-state libraries) (maximum 50 pages/day) | Pages 1-50, $0.25/page + $5 processing fee | |
San Francisco History Center: photo shoot of photographs | $1/photo | |
San Francisco History Center: scanning of photographs | $15 per 300 dpi existing scan; $20 per 300 dpi new scan; $35 per 600 dpi scan; $50 per 1,200 dpi scan; $35 per 3,000 dpi slides, negatives, or glass plates; $1 per CD | |
San Francisco History Center: permission to publish photographs (for commercial purposes) | $15 per project in a single type of media or $100 per project in unlimited types of media, plus, in either case, fair market value of any additional labor required due to age or condition of photograph
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(b) Fees for Special Meeting Room Uses. The Library Commission is hereby authorized to charge fees for special uses of library meeting rooms in accordance with the following schedule:
Meeting Room Use | Free |
Special Meeting Room Services | |
Flat Fee | |
Non-standard furniture set-up | $25 |
Custodial Services, Light Refreshments | $25 |
Custodial Services, Refreshments | $100 |
VHS/VCR Monitor/Technician | $30 |
Microphone | $30 |
Slide, VCR, Overhead projection | $30 flat fee except $30 per/hour in Koret Auditorium |
Per Hour Fee | |
Video/Film Projector/Projectionist | $30/hour |
Multiple Microphone Set-up/Mixing | $30/hour |
Web site patch. Powerpoint presentations | $30/hour |
Audio Duplication/Technician | $30/hour |
(c) Fees for Lost and Damaged Materials Owned by Other Libraries. The Library is hereby authorized to collect fees for lost or damaged materials that its patrons have borrowed from another library via interlibrary loan (ILL) in accordance with the following:
(1) in the case of lost or damaged materials borrowed from a member library of the LINK+ library consortium, the Library may collect the replacement fee set by LINK+, provided that the Library shall collect only the actual replacement cost of the item when authorized to do so by the lending library:
(2) for all other lost or damaged materials borrowed from another library via ILL, the Library may charge a replacement fee in the amount that is required by the lending library, which shall be either the fair market value of the lost item(s) or an amount set by the lending library not to exceed $200 per item.
The fees authorized by this subsection (c) shall be collected for the sole purpose of forwarding them to the lending library from which the lost or damaged item(s) was borrowed.
(d) Ratification of Prior Fines and Fees. All fines and fees charged for the use of library materials and services before the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 161108 are hereby ratified.
(Added by Ord. 53-01, File No. 002067, App. 4/6/2001; amended by Ord. 171-08, File No. 080749, 7/30/2008; Ord. 164-13
, File No. 130539, App. 8/2/2013, Eff. 9/1/2013; Ord. 2-17, File No. 161108, App. 1/20/2017, Eff. 2/19/2017; Ord. 250-18, File No. 180002, App. 11/2/2018, Eff. 12/3/2018; Ord. 196-19, File No. 190631, App. 8/9/2019, Eff. 9/9/2019)