Calculate the Value of your library

What is the value of your public Library worth to you?

Calculate the value of the services provided by your public library, by determining how much money you save each month.

Enter in the left hand column the number of times per month you or your family use each service.
The estimated retail value, if you purchased each service, will be calculated on the right.
Total value of your library use is shown at the bottom of the worksheet.
Tip: Tab between entries and do not use commas.

Input Your Use	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed	$
	Magazines Borrowed	$
	Movies Borrowed	$
	Audio Books Borrowed	$
	Music CD's Borrowed	$
	Newspapers Viewed Online	$
	Computer Assistance	$

	Magazine Use in Library	$
	Interlibrary Loan	$
	Meeting Room Use per Hour	$
	Study Room Use per Hour	$
	Adult Programs Attended	$
	Children's Programs Attended	$

	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Wireless Internet Usage	$
	Use of Other Database Searching like EBSCO	$
	Reference Questions Asked	$


		$

This calculator worksheet has been adapted from a downloadable spreadsheet, originally provided by the Massachusetts Library Association
The spreadsheet was then adapted for the web by Chelmsford Public Library.
Maine State Library added extra accessibility coding and reformatting for ease of reading online.