Library books overdue at libraries - Find a freedom of information request

1. How many library books are overdue at libraries within your council and how much money in fines are Lincolnshire County Council's libraries owed by people for not returning overdue books?

Can you detail (where possible):

- Which book has been missing the longest? Inc. Title, author, date it was taken out.

- How many books in your local authorities' libraries are missing in total?

- The total figure of money owed in fines for the overdue books?

- How many copies of books are missing/overdue? e.g. 40 copies of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire missing from Lincolnshire County Council's libraries.

1.

a. Lincolnshire County Council cannot name a specific item as records of items overdue are not held indefinitely. Items not returned after seven years are written off in line with financial procedures.

b. Books overdue between two days and seven years = 48,206. Please note, LCC have a one day grace period before overdue charges are levied and so an item is not considered overdue until day two.

c. Overdue fees/fines total owed = £58,273.86. Please note that adult fines capped at £8 and there are no overdue charges for children or adults with exempt status.

d. Top 20 listed below:

• 29x Walliams, David, 1971-. - The world's worst children / David W . - London : HarperC2016

• 23x. - Peppa goes to the library / based on . - London : Ladybir2010

• 22x Kinney, Jeff. - The ugly truth / by Jeff Kinney . - London : Puffin2012

• 22x Kinney, Jeff. - The last straw / by Jeff Kinney . - London : Puffin2009

• 21x Kinney, Jeff. - The getaway / by Jeff Kinney . - London : Puffin2017

• 21x Kinney, Jeff. - Cabin fever / by Jeff Kinney . - London : Puffin2013

• 20x Kinney, Jeff. - Hard luck / by Jeff Kinney . - UK : Puffin2015

• 20x Gerlings, Rebecca. - George's racing car / adapted by Reb - London : Ladybir2015

• 20x Donaldson, Julia. - The gruffalo / [paperback] / Julia . - London : Macmill1999

• 19x Rosen, Michael, 1946-. - We're going on a bear hunt / retold - London : Walker 1993

• 19x Kinney, Jeff. - Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley' - London : Puffin2008

• 19x . - Peppa's pumpkin part - London : Ladybir2015

• 18x Kusaka, Hidenori. - Ruby & Sapphire / story by Hidenori - Graphi - San Francisco, C2013

• 18x Kinney, Jeff. - Double down / by Jeff Kinney . - London : Penguin2016

• 17x Watt, Fiona. - That's not my unicorn... / written b . - London : Usborne2017

• 17x Kinney, Jeff. - Old school / by Jeff Kinney - UK : Puffin2015

• 17x Kinney, Jeff. - Dog days / by Jeff Kinney - London : Puffin2011

• 17x Hughes, Shirley, 1927-. - Dogger / [paperback] / Shirley Hughe - London : Red Fox2002

• 16x Waddell, Martin. - Owl babies / [paperback] / written - London : Walker1994 • 16x Rowling, J. K. - Harry Potter and the philosopher's s . - London : Bloomsb2014