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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
One pass admits six persons for up to five consecutive days. Details


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.