GRRL - 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 amount 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	$
	Magazines Borrowed	$
	Movies Borrowed	$
	Audio Books Borrowed	$
	Music CDs Borrowed	$
	Magazine Use in Library	$
	Interlibrary Loan	$
	Meeting Room Use per Hour	$
	Adult Programs Attended	$
	Children's Programs Attended	$
	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Use of Subscription Databases	$
	Reference Questions Asked	$

		$

The calculator worksheet has been adapted from a spreadsheet, originally provided by the Massachusetts Library Association and then adapted for the web by Chelmsford Public Library. The Maine State Library's version added extra accessibility coding and reformatting for ease of reading online. Great River Regional Library refined the categories to reflect our services.

For more information

How these figures were calculated
How to customize and use on your local library web site.
Feel free to link to this calculator for patrons wherever your library is.

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