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 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 per month and year is shown at the bottom of the worksheet.
• Tip: Tab between entries and do not use commas.

Once you've completed the worksheet, you can compare what it would cost you to pay for this service to what you pay each year in taxes for library services.

Value of Library Services

Input Monthly Use	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed	$
	Magazines Borrowed	$
	Videos Borrowed	$
	Audio Books Borrowed	$
	Magazine Use in Library	$
	Interlibrary Loan	$
	Community Room Use per Booking	$
	Adult Programs and Classes Attended	$
	Children's Programs Attended	$
	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Hours of Wireless Access	$
	Michigan Newspaper Articles Viewed Online	$
	Use of Online Database Searching	$
	Reference Questions Asked	$
	Your Monthly Library Use Value	$
	Your Yearly Library Use Value	$

The calculator worksheet has been adapted from the Maine State Library.

How these figures were calculated.

Library Tax Comparison  

Compare how much you paid in taxes for library services to the value of library services provided.

Market value of your home or condominium		Amount of Taxes paid
$		$

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