Lending services are provided at the Circulation Counter of the Academy Library and the Film and Television Library during the library opening hours until 15 minutes prior to closing. Relevant borrowing privileges and overdue fines can be found in the following:
Borrowing Privileges
| Category of Borrower | Loan Quota | Loan Period | ||||
| Circulating Book, AV Material, Periodical, Special Material & Course Reserves Material 1 | Circulating Book | AV Material 2 | Periodical Back Issue and Computer File | Periodical Current Issue | Special Material 3 | |
| Academy Council Member | 30 | 30 days | 7 days | 4 days | Overnight | 4 days |
| Full-time Academic Staff | 30 | |||||
| Postgraduate Students | 30 | |||||
| Part-time Academic Staff & Part-time Programme Academic Staff | 20 | |||||
| Undergraduate Degree Programme Students | 20 | 4 hours & Library Use Only | ||||
Post-secondary Programme Students 4 | 20 | |||||
| Full-time Non-Academic Staff | 10 | 4 days | ||||
| Former Full-time Staff of Long Service | 10 | 4 hours & Library Use Only | ||||
| Academy Graduates | 4 | 14 days | 4 hours & Library Use Only | 4 days | Library Use Only | 4 hours & Library Use Only |
| Junior Programme Students | ||||||
| SAPA Life Members, Non-Academy Borrowers | ||||||
1. Loan period for Course Reserves material is 3 hours or overnight.
2. Including video, audio and the accompanying material.
3. Including slide, kit, microform, filmstrip, items in the Special Collection and Academy Archives.
4. Including students pursuing Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Certificate Programmes, as well as Visiting Students.
Overdue Fine
| Loan Type | Material Type | Overdue Fine | |
| Daily Loans | Printed Material | HK$ 1.00 per day | |
| AV Material, Special Material and Computer File | HK$ 3.00 per day | ||
| Hourly and Overnight Loans | HK$ 1.00 per hour | ||