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

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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