Library Use Value Calculator

	Enter in the left hand column the number of times per month you 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.

**Value of Library Services**
Input Your Monthly Use	Library Services	Value of Services
	Children's Books Checked Out	$
	Circulating Books Checked Out	$
	Reserve Textbooks Checked Out	$
	Telecourse Tapes Checked Out	$
	Magazines/Journals Checked Out	$
	Media Lab Programs Checked Out	$
	Interlibrary Loan from DVC or LMC (shipping)	$
	Magazine/Journal Use in Library	$
	Newspaper Use in Library	$
	Reference Book Use in Library	$
	Database Search (enter number of days used)	$
	Electronic Book Viewed Online	$
	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Library Orientations and Workshops Attended	$
	Other Workshops or Programs Attended	$
	Reference Questions Asked	$

		$

The calculator worksheet was 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 added extra accessibility coding and reformatting for ease of reading online.

	How these figures were calculated.
	How to customize and use on your local library web site.
	Feel free to link to this calculator or adapt it for use yourself with acknowledgements as we did.

Last updated 04 November 2008

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