Library Use Value Calculator

What is your Library worth to you?

How much would you have to pay at your local store for what you borrow/use at your Library?

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 (if purchased) will be calculated on the right.
Total value of your Library use per month is shown at the bottom of the worksheet.
Tip: Tab between entries and do not use commas.

Value of Library Services
Input Your Monthly Use	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed	$
	Paperbacks Borrowed	$
	Children Books Borrowed	$
	Magazines Borrowed	$
	Movies Borrowed	$
	Audio Books Borrowed	$
	Video Games Borrowed	$
	Museum Passes Borrowed	$
	Magazine/Newspaper Use in Library	$
	Interlibrary Loan Requests	$
	Meeting Room Use per Hour	$
	Adult Programs and Classes Attended	$
	Children's Programs Attended	$
	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Newspapers Articles Viewed Online	$
	Online Databases Searched, like EbscoHost!	$
	Reference Questions Asked	$

		$

JavaScript must be enabled in your browser for the above form to work. If JavaScript is not supported in your browser, use the Excel spreadsheet below to calculate your library's value.

We'd love to hear what you think of the dollar value of your Library usage and of the services that the Library provides. Tell us here.

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. This spreadsheet requires either Microsoft Excel or the Excel Viewer.