Music and Performing Arts

Please note that music service costs are changing from 01/02/2024. Current and new costs are noted against each individual item.

Annual Subscription (from 01/02/2024)

This is a single payment made at membership sign-up or renewal and annually thereafter.

• £10 for group based in Gloucestershire
• £20 for group based outside Gloucestershire

Off the shelf is a charge for customers who visit Gloucester Library with an ad hoc request for a specific set or sets that are available for borrowing immediately, i.e. no pending reservation(s). Browsing is not available for this service.

Chamber Music set

• £10 for up to a 3-month hire (£15 from 01/02/04)
• £5 for up to a 3-month hire (off the shelf) (£7.50 from 01/02/04)

Part Song set (per 40 copies)

• £10 for up to a 6-month hire (reserved) (£15 from 01/02/04)
• £5 for up to a 6-month hire (off the shelf) (£7.50 from 01/02/04)

Orchestral sets from Gloucestershire collection

• £15 for up to a 6-month hire for performances within Gloucestershire (£20 from 01/02/04)
• £7.50 for up to a 6-month hire (off the shelf) for performances within Gloucestershire (£10 from 01/02/04)
• £25 for up to a 6-month hire for performances outside Gloucestershire (£30 from 01/02/04)
• £12.50 for up to a 6-month hire (off the shelf) for performances outside Gloucestershire (£15 from 01/02/24)

Orchestral sets from Inter-Library Loan (ILL)

• £20 for up to a 6-month hire for performances within Gloucestershire (£30 from 01/02/04)
• £30 for up to a 6-month hire for performances outside Gloucestershire (£40 from 01/02/04)
• Not available for performances out of the country

Choral Music from Gloucestershire collection

• £15 for up to a 6-month hire per 40 copies for performances within Gloucestershire (£20 from 01/02/04)
• £7.50 for up to a 6-month hire (off the shelf) per 40 copies for performances within Gloucestershire (£10 from 01/02/04)
• £25 for up to a 6-month hire per 40 copies for performances outside Gloucestershire (£35 from 01/02/04)
• £12.50 for up to a 6-month hire (off the shelf) per 40 copies for performances outside Gloucestershire (£15 from 01/02/04)

Choral Music from Inter-Library Loan (ILL)

• £25 for up to a 6-month hire per 40 copies for performances within Gloucestershire (£35 from 01/02/04)
• £45 for up to a 6-month hire per 40 copies for performances outside Gloucestershire (£55 from 01/02/04)
• Not available for performances out of the country

Collection - Packing and preparation of music sets

• FREE when collecting from Gloucester Library
• £10 when collecting from another Gloucestershire library (excluding community libraries)
• Please note that music sets must be returned to the same library that they are borrowed from

Find the music you want

• Search our online catalogue
• Use the online request form
• Alternatively, contact the Music and Performing Arts service at Gloucester Library

• Phone 01452 426983
• Email [email protected]
• A dedicated Customer Advisor (Music) is on site Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 1.00 pm
• Library Assistants may assist outside of these times when Gloucester Library is open

• You can collect items directly from Gloucester Library during opening hours.
• Alternatively, when you place your order, you can request to collect items from another Gloucestershire library.
• This does not include Community Libraries and will incur an additional charge - please see below.

When you make your request online you will need to pay using a credit or debit card. Any additional charges for the items you have requested will be added to your library account at the point we process your reservation, e.g. obtaining some or all of the set through an Inter-Library Loan (ILL).

You can pay:

• Online using a credit or debit card
• At all libraries: by credit or debit card payment, cash or cheque

Please contact the Music and Performing Arts service at Gloucester Library 

• Phone 01452 426983
• Email [email protected]
• A dedicated Customer Advisor (Music) is on site Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 1.00 pm
• Library Assistants may assist outside of these times when Gloucester Library is open

The annual subscription charge is non-refundable.

• If the requested music has been fully sourced and prepared, there will be no refund.
• Any borrowing charges will be credited to your library membership if the requested music has not been sourced and prepared, or if we are unable to source your requested items.