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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.

Your Use	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed	$
	Paperback Borrowed	$
	Children Books Borrowed	$
	Magazines Borrowed	$
	Movies Borrowed	$
	Audio Books Borrowed	$
	Museum Passes Borrowed	$
	Magazine/Newspaper Use in Library	$
	Interlibrary Loan	$
	Meeting Room Use per Hour	$
	Auditorium Use per Hour	$
	Adult Programs and Classes Attended	$
	Children's Programs Attended	$
	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Maine Newspapers Viewed Online	$
	Use of Other Database Searching like MARVEL!	$
	Reference Questions Asked	$

		$

For more information

How these figures were calculated (Maine State Library website)
How to customize and use this calculator on your local library web site. (Maine State Library website)

This page was adapted from the calculator page provided at the Maine State Library website. The calculator worksheet was adapted from a downloadable spreadsheet, originally provided by the Massachusetts Library Association and then adapted for the web by Chelmsford Public Library. Maine State Library added accessibility coding and reformatted the display for ease of reading online. The spreadsheet requires either Microsoft Excel or the Excel Viewer.