In order to make library services affordable to Kenyans and to encourage book borrowing, membership fees has been scrapped and the annual membership renewal fee.
Below are the applicable fees for various services and publication’s prices.
Details/Requirements | Amount (KSH) | Timelines | |
Individual Annual Membership/ Subscription | Adults | Free / No Charge | |
Secondary School Students | Free / No Charge | ||
Junior Membership | Free / No Charge | ||
Non-East African Nationals | Free / No Charge | ||
Institutional Annual Subscription | Primary School and Secondary Schools | Ksh 3,000 | |
Colleges | Ksh 7,500 | ||
Community/Religious Institutions | Ksh 1,000 | ||
Universities and NGO’s | Ksh 10,000 | ||
Daily Library Access | Executive | Ksh 100 | |
Adults | Ksh 20 | ||
Secondary School Students | Ksh 20 | ||
Junior Readers | Free / No Charge | ||
Book Loan | Adults & Secondary School Students | Ksh 20 per book | 14 days |
Junior Members | Ksh 5 per book | 14 days | |
Overdue Charges | All | Ksh 10 per book | per book per day |
Lending of books and other and other information materials to both registered junior and adult library members. |
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– | 2-5 minutes upon presentation of the required items. |
Bulk Lending of books and other information materials to member institutions. |
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– | 10 minutes |
Access to online database |
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– | Immediately subject to availability of an unoccupied computer. |
Reference services |
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– | 5 – 10 minutes. |
Consultancy services / Technical assistance on library development to interested public and private institutions. | Formal request to the Director, knls expressing the customer’s area of interest. | As per consultancy manual. | Feedback within one week. |
Kenya National Bibliography (Print Edition) |
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Kenya Periodicals Directory |
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Issuance of International Standard Book Number (ISBN) o Kenyan Publishers. |
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2 -5 minutes after meeting all the requirements. |