Library Use Value Calculator

What is your library worth to you?

How much would you pay out-of-pocket for your library services at our Main Library, Carver Branch Library, and Bookmobile?

• 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 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	$
	Movies Borrowed	$
	Audio Books Borrowed	$
	eAudiobooks Downloaded	$
	Magazine Use in Library	$
	Interlibrary Loan	$
	Alabama Room Research Hours	$
	Meeting Room Use per Hour	$
	Photos retrieved from online archives	$
	Adult Programs Attended	$
	Children's Programs Attended	$
	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Newspapers Viewed in Library	$
	Online Database Searches	$
	Reference Questions Asked	$
		$

We would like to know the value you calculated
Please take the time to submit the information here.
Thank You!

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The calculator worksheet has been adapted from the downloadable spreadsheet, originally provided by the Massachusetts Library Association and then adapted for the web by Chelmsford Public Library. The Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County adapted and modified it to meet its services offered.