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Library Use 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 or your family use each service.
Estimated retail value of 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.

**Value of Library Services**
Input Your Use	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed	$
	Magazines Borrowed	$
	Movies Borrowed	$
	Audio Books Borrowed	$
	Music CDs Borrowed	$
	Computer Software/CD-ROMs Borrowed	$
	Magazine Use in Library	$
	Interlibrary Loan	$
	Meeting Room Use per Hour	$
	Adult Programs and Classes Attended	$
	Youth Programs Attended	$
	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Use of 24/7 E*Branch online databases	$
	Reference Questions Asked	$

		$

The calculator worksheet has been adapted from the original provided by the Massachusetts Library Association and then adapted for the web by Chelmsford Public Library. Maine State Library added extra accessibility coding and reformatting for ease of reading online.