The Value of Your Library

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. 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 - and let us know what you think about our library service using the comments form at the bottom of the page. Also, read testimonials about how the library has impacted other lives.

Library Services
Number of
Times Used
Retail Value
Of Services
Books Borrowed
$
Magazines Borrowed
$
Movies Borrowed
$
Audio Books Borrowed
$
Magazine Use in Library
$
Interlibrary Loan
$
Meeting Room Use per Hour
$
Auditorium Use per Hour
$
Adult Programs Attended
$
Teen Programs Attended
$
Children's Programs Attended
$
Hours of Computer Use
$
Newspaper Articles Viewed Online
$
Database Searching
$
Information Requests
$
$

This worksheet has been adapted from a spreadsheet provided by the Massachusetts Library Association and then adapted for the web by Chelmsford Public Library.

What Do You Think?

We'd love to hear what you think about this dollar value of your library use - and any general comments on the service the library provides.

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