Readers should note that the British Library makes a substantial charge for lost items. Books not held by the British Library and most older books are obtained through the Association of Yorkshire and Humberside Library Services. Books are delivered by the service s own transport. Inevitably some requests to other libraries take a while to obtain and there is always the possibility that the item is on loan to someone else. We have most success with items required for information and study.
Books borrowed from other libraries are subject to their conditions of use and stated loan period.
Renewal may not be possible. Sets of Music and Plays Through our membership of the Association of Yorkshire and Humberside Library Services, we are able to use the Music and Drama collection housed at Wakefield, to satisfy requests for sets of music or plays. The collection contains 90,000 play texts, and a vast choice of music, embracing all styles, periods and levels of technical ability. Sets of plays are normally issued on the basis of the number of characters in the cast plus three extra copies for production purposes. The library will provide as many vocal scores and libretti as possible to choral and operatic societies but, in times of heavy use, it may be necessary to restrict quantities.