Research Requests and Image Fees

Kawartha Lakes Public Library staff are happy to help with your research needs. Some of these services are charged fees.

We provide the following services:

Research Requests

If you find you need assistance in finding the information you seek, we are happy to help you.

Fees
Research Time	Cost
30 minutes or less	Free
Over 30 minutes	$ 40.00 per hour

Staff will contact you if they feel your research request may take longer than a 30 minutes and confirm with you whether you would like us to proceed and for how long. Fill out the Research Request form for help with your research today.

Research requests primarily include, but are not limited to:

genealogy research
local history research

Digital Image Reproduction

Are you looking to purchase an image from our archives? Kawartha Lakes Public Library is able to provide digital copies of our archived photographs and images for a fee. Print reproductions are not available.

Regular orders take approximately 7 - 14 days to complete and larger orders may take longer. We may not always be able to accommodate rush orders.

Please note that not all images available through the Kawartha Lakes Public Library are available for purchasing due to copyright. Contact Reference Services with any questions regarding purchasing images. It is the purchaser’s responsibility to obtain permission from copyright holders for image reproduction and their intended use. The library will not sell images for which we do not hold copyright without approval from copyright holders.

All orders will be provided as a digital file on Google Drive or on a CD in the JPEG or TIFF file format. Orders are payable upon pick-up. Orders sent through Google Drive or those that need to be shipped must be pre-paid in full. Please contact Reference Services to discuss payment options.

Prices include HST. Payment must be made in cash or with a cheque. We do not take debit, credit or eTransfers at this time.

Browse our digitized images to see what is available.

Reproduction Fees

Fees are per image unless otherwise stated.

Image Fees	300 DPI JPEG	600 DPI TIFF
Non-Commercial Use	$ 5.00	$ 10.00
Commercial Use	$ 10.00	$ 20.00
CD Surcharge	$ 2.00 per disc

Rush Orders

There are additional fees for rush orders. We ask for two business days and they can only be picked up in person or sent through Google Drive.

Rush Orders – 2 Business Days, Pickup/Google Drive Download only
1 to 5 images	6 to 20 images	21 or more images
$20 flat rate	$50 flat rate	$100 flat rate
Rush order fees are in addition to standard image fees.

Scanning Fees (for images not yet digitized)

If the image you are requesting is not currently part of our digitized collection, an additional charge will be applied.

New Digital Images

$20 per scan in addition to standard image fees

Shipping

Pick-up or Google Drive Download	Shipping CD in Canada	Shipping CD Internationally
Free	$5.00 flat rate	$15.00 flat rate