Library Value Calculator

What is your library worth to you? How much would you pay out-of-pocket for your library services?

Enter in the left hand column the number of times per month you and/or your family use each service
Estimated value to you of each service will be calculated on the right
Total value of your library use is shown at the bottom of the worksheet
Use the tab key to move between entries

Books Read

Average Book Price

Magazines Read

Average Magazine Price

DVDs Watched

Average DVD Price

Videogames Played

Average Videogame Price

Music CDs Listened To

Average CD Price

eBooks/Audiobooks Downloaded

Average eBooks/Audiobooks Price

Holds Placed

Average Cost of Hold Service

Questions Answered

Average Cost of Staffing

Hours of Public Computer Use

Cost of Public Computer Service

Programs & Classes Attended

Average Cost of Offerings

Total Monthly Value of Services Used

Estimated total you paid for these monthly services

Price:

How Far Your Dollar Goes

For every $1 invested in your library, you receive this much value back in library services.

This calculator has been adapted from the original downloadable spreadsheet by the Massachusetts Library Association.

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