Calculate the Value of your Library

What is the value of your public Library?

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

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
	Number of Books Borrowed	$
	Number of Magazines Borrowed	$
	Number of Movies Borrowed	$
	Number of Audio Books Borrowed	$
	Number of Music CD's Borrowed	$
	Number of Museum Passes Borrowed	$

	Number of Interloaned Items (Books, CDs, etc.)	$
	Number of Adult Programs Attended	$
	Number of Children's Programs Attended	$

	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Wireless Internet Usage	$
	Searching Library Subscription Databases	$
	Number of Reference Questions Answered	$


		$

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.