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How to pay
  • In person @ the library
  • By mail
  • Check payable to Portsmouth Public Library
  • Mail to:
    Circulation Department
    Portsmouth Public Library
    8 Islington Street
    Portsmouth, NH 03801
Fines and Fees
(agreed upon by the Board of Trustees)

Nonresident Fee
1 year $75.00 (rates effective July 1, 2005)
6 months $40.00

Overdue Fines
$.10 per day per item
$2.00 maximum per item

Overdue Video/DVD Fines
$1.00 per day per item
$10.00 maximum per item

Billing Fee
$2.00 per item

Lost Library Cards
$1.00 each

Computer Paper
$.25 for 10 sheets

Computer Discs
$2.00 each

Microfilm copies
8.5 x 11 = .15
11 x 11 = .20
14 x 11 = .25
17 x 11 = .30

Book Sale Items
AdultChildren's
Paperbacks$0.25$0.10
Hardcover$1.00$0.25
Magazines $0.25$0.10
Videos/DVD's $1.00$1.00
Audiotapes and CD's $0.50$0.50
Reference Books as marked
Please be considerate of other library users.
Page updated 7/5/2005