| Good morning, North College Library. |
| How can I help you? |
| I was wondering if it was possible to join the library. |
| Are you a student at North College? |
| No, I'm not, but someone told me it was possible to join, even if I wasn't. |
| That's right, it is. |
| Are you over 18? |
| That's our minimum joining age. |
| Yes, I am. |
| That's no problem then. |
| Could you tell me what I have to do to join? |
| Well, you'll need to come in to the library and fill out some forms. |
| You'll also need to bring two passport photos with you. |
| We also need two documents for ID, so a driving licence would be fine. |
| I've got that. |
| And what else? A credit card? |
| No, it needs to have your address on it. |
| Shall I bring a bank statement, would that do? |
| That'll be fine. |
| Good. |
| Does it cost anything to join? |
| Well, it's free for students here but otherwise it's £125 per year |
| or £25 if you've got a current student card from another college. |
| I was at Westerley College until last year but... |
| now I've got a job at Jefferson's steel factory. |
| Er, it's more expensive than I thought. |
| My local library is free. |
| But you'll find they don't have the range of reference books or facilities which we buy for our students. |
| That's why you have to pay to be an external member. |
| I see. |
| How many books can I borrow? |
| We allow twelve items borrowed at any one time if you're a student, |
| and that includes CDs, DVDs and videos. |
| However, it's only eight items for members of the public. |
| Fine. |
| And how long can I have them for? |
| Well, you can have both fiction and reference books for four weeks |
| which isn't bad really. |
| And what happens if I return them late? |
| Like all libraries, there's a fine system in place. |
| The minimum fine is £1.50 |
| but it can be much higher for some items - up to £5 per week. |
| We'll give you a booklet with all the details when you join. |
| You can always renew items if they're not required by anyone else |
| by telephoning or logging on to our website. |
| What about the computers? |
| Can I use them free of charge? |
| For college students it's free, but for external members like yourself, |
| the first hour is free |
| and then we make a nominal charge of £1 per hour thereafter. |
| Do I have to book in advance for them? |
| Oh, yes, it's advisable. |
| Most people tend to book twenty-four hours in advance |
| although sometimes you can get one with only six hours' notice. |
| However, the earliest you can book a computer is forty-eight hours before you need it, |
| and you can only book one hour at a time. |
| If no-one else has booked the computer out, |
| then you may be able to have another hour if you want. |
| We have a wide range of databases, |
| so the computers are in great demand. |
| I'm thinking of doing some writing |
| and I might need to access national newspapers. |
| Do you have them on these databases? |
| We do indeed. |
| We've got all the big nationals, The Guardian and The Observer, The Independent... |
| and The Times and Sunday Times. |
| We've also got all the local papers |
| and a wide selection of magazines. |
| Excellent. |
| I assume you have photocopying facilities? |
| Of course. |
| 5p a sheet for both A4 and A3 black-and-white copies |
| and 40p a sheet for colour. |
| You can get a card from the counter here - it doesn't take coins. |
| Okay. |
| Oh by the way, another thing I was wondering about was |
| if you ran any writing classes through the library? |
| We do, but you'll have to speak to John Grantingham about that. |
| He's our resident author. |
| He runs the creative writing classes. |
| John... Grant.... Could you spell that for me please? |
| Certainly. |
| GRANTINGHAM. |
| Are the classes here at the library? |
| Yes - he's here on Thursday evenings. |
| No, sorry, Friday - he's just changed it. |
| You can contact him by emailing the library. |
| Okay. |
| Right, well that's about all I need to know. |
| Thank you. |
| I'll be along later this week to join. |
| Thanks. Bye. |