Library Use Value Calculator

Library Use 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 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
Input Your Use	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed	$
	Movies Borrowed	$
	Audiobooks Borrowed	$
	Playaways Borrowed	$
	Music CDs Borrowed	$
	Magazine Use in Library	$
	Interlibrary Loan	$
	Meeting Room Use	$
	Auditorium Use	$
	Adult Programs Attended	$
	Children's Programs Attended	$
	Teen Programs Attended	$
	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Computer Classes Attended	$
	Birmingham Newspapers Viewed Online	$
	Use of Other Database Searching	$
	Reference Questions Asked	$

		$

The calculator worksheet has been adapted from the downloadable Excel 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. Birmingham Public Library adapted and modified it to meet its services offered.