FOI/166 - Unreturned Books in Co Londonderry libraries

Q1 - Please indicate the number of library books that have not been returned to date in each of the Library's in Co Derry, namely Dungiven, Limavady, Coleraine, Draperstown, Magherafelt, Portstewart, Garvagh, Kilrea and Maghera Libraries.

Library Total books unreturned Coleraine Library 1,849 Draperstown Library 703 Dungiven Library 1,686 Garvagh Library 593 Kilrea Library 568 Limavady Library 2,364 Maghera Library 1,340 Magherafelt Library 3,445 Portstewart Library 574 Grand Total 13,122

Q2 - Please also indicate the total figure of outstanding fines for these unreturned books from January 2017 to present.

Library Book issued Total from Coleraine Library £710.50 Draperstown Library £225.90 Dungiven Library £322.60 Garvagh Library £81.40 Kilrea Library £125.50 Limavady Library £765.40 Maghera Library £394.70 Magherafelt Library £981.10 Portstewart Library £269.70 Grand Total £3,876.80

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Q3 - If costs allow, please also indicate any particular titles or genres of books which account for the largest number of fines, or failures to return the book on time.

Item Type Non-fiction Fiction Reference Library Adult Junior Adult Junior Adult Junior Total Books Coleraine Library 146 232 144 1,326 1 1,849 Draperstown Library 48 52 55 548 703 Dungiven Library 63 241 84 1,298 1,686 Garvagh Library 17 82 36 458 593 Kilrea Library 34 67 16 451 568 Limavady Library 150 281 179 1,754 2,364 Maghera Library 91 121 126 1,000 2 1,340 Magherafelt Library 178 522 236 2,508 1 3,445 Portstewart Library 49 66 74 381 4 574 Grand Total 776 1,664 950 9,724 4 4 13,122

Item Type Non-fiction Fiction Reference Library Adult Junior Adult Junior Adult Junior Total Books Coleraine Library £445.60 £364.90 £810.50 Draperstown Library £120.20 £125.70 £245.90 Dungiven Library £154.60 £193.00 £347.60 Garvagh Library £34.70 £46.70 £81.40 Kilrea Library £85.20 £50.30 £135.50 Limavady Library £438.30 £412.10 £850.40 Maghera Library £166.00 £268.70 £434.70 Magherafelt Library £554.00 £492.10 £1,046.10 Portstewart Library £162.90 £126.80 £289.70 Grand Total £2,161.50 £0.00 £2,080.30 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £4,241.80

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Philosophy Library & Dewey General History & Natural Social Applied Fine Arts & Grand Language Literature & Religion Classification Works Geography Science Science Science Recreation Total Psychology Coleraine Library 18 44 69 1,320 125 11 6 37 101 118 1,849 Draperstown Library 3 11 34 527 20 8 1 6 46 47 703 Dungiven Library 15 27 72 1,261 73 7 4 25 78 124 1,686 Garvagh Library 4 6 34 426 32 1 10 29 51 593 Kilrea Library 1 13 25 414 33 1 9 29 43 568 Limavady Library 9 42 84 1,758 140 13 7 30 135 146 2,364 Maghera Library 9 37 68 985 60 8 1 22 77 73 1,340 Magherafelt Library 34 91 127 2,507 180 7 7 85 171 236 3,445 Portstewart Library 8 10 18 413 32 9 1 11 32 40 574 Grand Total 101 281 531 9,611 695 65 27 235 698 878 13,122

Philosophy Library & Dewey General History & Natural Social Applied Fine Arts & Grand Language Literature & Religion Classification Works Geography Science Science Science Recreation Total Psychology Coleraine Library £79.90 £9.30 £377.00 £15.00 £20.00 £10.00 £82.10 £170.00 £47.20 £810.50 Draperstown Library £16.00 £5.00 £130.70 £5.00 £20.00 £5.00 £59.20 £5.00 £245.90 Dungiven Library £5.00 £21.10 £213.00 £5.00 £55.00 £23.50 £25.00 £347.60 Garvagh Library £5.00 £46.70 £8.80 £10.90 £10.00 £81.40 Kilrea Library £11.80 £55.30 £5.00 £10.00 £33.40 £20.00 £135.50 Limavady Library £46.50 £15.00 £425.80 £28.70 £15.00 £30.00 £194.40 £95.00 £850.40 Maghera Library £15.00 £35.50 £268.70 £3.40 £25.00 £68.40 £18.70 £434.70 Magherafelt Library £20.00 £56.80 £5.00 £507.10 £5.00 £19.60 £5.00 £117.90 £243.70 £66.00 £1,046.10 Portstewart Library £15.00 £126.80 £35.00 £30.00 £36.50 £46.40 £289.70 Grand Total £40.00 £287.60 £34.30 £2,151.10 £30.00 £131.70 £35.00 £358.80 £840.00 £333.30 £4,241.80

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