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Library Use Value Calculator
Calculate the Value of YOUR Library Use!
Curious how much the services the library provides you would cost if you had to pay for them directly? To find out, just enter in the lefthand column the number of times you or your family use each service listed down the center. The estimated retail value of each service will be calculated on the right, and the total value of your library use is shown at the bottom of the worksheet.
Input Your
Use
Library Services
Value of
Services
Adult Books Borrowed
$
Childrens/Young Adult Books Borrowed
$
Magazines Borrowed
$
Newspapers Browsed
$
Movies Borrowed
$
Audio Books Borrowed
$
CDs Borrowed
$
Museum Passes Borrowed
$
Magazine Use in Library
$
Interlibrary Loan
$
Meeting Room Use per Hour
$
Auditorium Use per Hour
$
Adult Programs Attended
$
Children's Programs Attended
$
Hours of Computer Use
(i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)
$
Online Magazine or Newspaper Article
$
Months of Use for Other Database Searching
$
Reference Questions Asked
$
$
The calculator worksheet has been adapted from the
downloadable spreadsheet
, originally provided by the
Massachusetts Library Association
and then adapted for the web by the
Chelmsford Public Library
. Maine State Library added extra accessibility coding and reformatting for ease of reading online. This spreadsheet requires either Microsoft Excel or the
Excel Viewer
.
If JavaScript is not supported, use the Excel spreadsheet to calculate your library's value.