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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 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 is shown at the bottom of the worksheet.
  • Tip: Tab between entries and do not use commas.

This Value of Library Service Calculator to assist libraries in understanding and communicating their worth was developed by the Massachusetts Library Association Legislative Committee.

We invite libraries to use or adapt this tool for their own advocacy use.

Input Your
Use		 Library Services Value of
Services
Adult Books Borrowed $
Children's/Young Adult Books Borrowed $
Magazines Borrowed $
Newspapers Browsed $
Videos Borrowed $
Audio Books Borrowed $
CDs Borrowed $
Museum Passes Borrowed $
Magazine Use in Library $
Interlibrary Loan $
Meeting Room Use per Hour $
Auditorium Use per Hour $
Adult Programs Attended $
Children's Programs Attended $
Hours of Computer Use
  (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)		 $
Online Magazine or Newspaper Article $
Information Research Requests Answered $
$