Become a member of Southwark’s libraries, what you get access to, what to do if you lose your card.
A 1-week loan for DVDs costs £3.30. Selected older titles are £1.70 for a 1-week loan.
Late returns cost £1.40 per day, up to £15 per item.
You can borrow up to 2 new feature DVDs at a time.
We offer a 2-for-1 rental offer. When you rent any film from our libraries, you'll get a second rental free of charge.
A 1-week loan for CDs costs £1.
Late returns cost 30p per day, up to £15 per item.
We offer a 2-for-1 rental offer. When you rent any CD from our libraries, you'll get a second rental free of charge.
CD collections can be found at
Canada Water Library
Dulwich Library
Peckham Library
A 3-week loan costs £1.45.
Late returns cost 30p per day, up to £15 per item.
To request a book that the library does not have, sign in to your account. You can also speak to a member of staff in any Southwark library.
Requests for items from another Southwark library cost 65p.
Inter-library loan or purchase requests cost £3.
You can suggest a book or other item for a Southwark library to buy for its collection.
Requests for items from the British Library and other specialist libraries cost an additional £17.30.
Music score requests cost £26 for up to 40 parts, and £31 for more than 40 parts.
There is no charge for requests if you are 17 or under.
A4: 20p per side (black and white) or £1.10 per side (colour).
A3: 35p per side (black and white) or £2.20 per side (colour).
For full details, see our hire a library hall or room page
If you lose your library card you can get a replacement for £2.90.
There is no charge if you are 17 or under.
Advertising costs £5.10 per item for 3 weeks.