Charging structure at April 2025.
Charges are per hour based on category of use.
Free of charge category: 100% subsidy
Commercial ventures/profit activities. Restricted to the description below.
- Community Learning and Development adult and youth programmed learning, includes Duke of Edinburgh (free when building already in use or keyholding)
- Community Council meetings (restricted to 15 per annum)
- Registrar ceremonies (Kilbirnie Library)
- pupil support
Category two: £24.85
Commercial ventures/profit activities.
- commercial traders
- car boot sale, tabletop sale, commercial ticketed music and drama performances
Category three: £8.10
Adult voluntary groups, sports groups, Community Festivals and events and Charitable fundraising activities (unlicensed). Agency, Government and North Ayrshire Council services.
- North Ayrshire Council departments
- religious/spiritual groups
- social enterprises (non- commercial business)
- adult leisure activities, meetings, community development meetings, training and presentations
- non-licensed community festivals and events
- North Ayrshire Leisure (NAL), NHS, Police,
- Housing Association, Government Agencies, Job Centre Plus
- Councillor surgeries, MP’s/Trade Unions, for example: GMB, Unison, Unite
Category four: £3.60
Early Years groups, Youth Groups and Uniformed Organisations. (Membership restricted to under 18). Bookings catering for a person(s) with a disability, Senior Citizens and organisations who exist only for a charitable cause.
- health support groups/sensory impairment
- non-profit alcohol and drug support groups
- youth uniformed organisations such as Boys Brigade, Guides and Cadets
- youth voluntary such as dance classes, karate and martial arts not for self-gain
- mother and toddlers and other community childcare
- Constituted child/youth activities Youth Theatre/Arts
- Opportunities in Retirement (OIR), non-profit weight management, food poverty groups
- elderly forums
- Red Cross/Marie Curie Cancer Care and any others of this nature
- association/social enterprise
Please note: The spirit of the charitable category is for organisations who have charitable status and are raising funds for recognized charitable purposes only.
Several of our libraries have community rooms which vary in size, please contact librarysupport@north-ayrshire.gov.uk for more information.