Library Use Value Calculator

LIBRARY USE VALUE CALCULATOR

What is your library worth to you? Use this calculator to find out how much you would pay out of pocket for library services and how much value you are getting for your tax dollar.

Enter the number of times you use the following library services each month.


Your Use	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed per Month	$
	Electronic Books Downloaded per Month	$
	Movies Borrowed per Month	$
	Music CDs Borrowed per Month	$
	Audiobooks Borrowed per Month	$
	Electronic Audiobooks Downloaded per Month	$
	Magazine Use per Month	$
	Interlibrary Loans per Month	$
	Meeting Rooms Use (Hours per Month)	$
	Program/Class Attended per Month - Adult	$
	Program/Class Attended per Month - Child	$
	Computer Use (Hours per Month)	$
	Databases Used per Month (Number of Separate Databases)	$
	Reference Questions Asked per Month	$

Value you receive monthly from your library:		$
For every $1.00 in taxes you invest in your library, you receive $ of value in return*

Where did these numbers come from?
Typical taxpayer contributions are determined from the most recent Public Library Data Service Statistical Report.

We borrowed some values of library service figures from Maine State Library's Library Use Value Calculator and based other values on the common current price for items.

*Your personal return on investment is based on your responses and the typical annual tax contribution for Springfield-Greene County Library. You see a returned value of $ for every one dollar invested.

LIBRARY USE VALUE CALCULATOR

Enter the number of times you use the following library services each month.

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