Library Value Calculator

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 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
Your Usage Per Month	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed	$
	Movies Borrowed	$
	Audio Books Borrowed or Downloaded	$
	Magazines Borrowed or Read in Library	$
	Newspapers Read in Library	$
	Interlibrary Loans Received	$
	Museum Passes Borrowed	$
	Adult Programs and Classes Attended	$
	Children's Programs Attended	$
	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Use of Other online services like Ancestry, HeritageQuest, etc.	$
	Reference Questions Asked	$

		$

The calculator worksheet has been adapted from the downloadable spreadsheet, originally 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. Rodgers Memorial Library has adapted the calculator to better reflect the services offered here. The original spreadsheet requires either Microsoft Excel or the Excel Viewer.