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 and/or your family use each service
- Estimated value to you of each service will be calculated on the right
- Total value of your library use is shown at the bottom of the worksheet
- Use the tab key to move between entries
Library Service
Value of Service
Books Read
Average Book Price
Magazines Read
Average Magazine Price
DVDs Watched
Average DVD Price
Videogames Played
Average Videogame Price
Music CDs Listened To
Average CD Price
eBooks/Audiobooks Downloaded
Average eBooks/Audiobooks Price
Holds Placed
Average Cost of Hold Service
Questions Answered
Average Cost of Staffing
Hours of Public Computer Use
Cost of Public Computer Service
Programs & Classes Attended
Average Cost of Offerings
Total Monthly Value of Services Used
Estimated total you paid for these monthly services
Price: $ 7.95 CAD
How Far Your Dollar Goes
For every $1 invested in your library, you receive this much value back in library services.
This calculator has been adapted from the original downloadable spreadsheet by the Massachusetts Library Association.
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