This Value of Library Service Calculator to assist libraries in understanding and communicating their worth was developed by the Massachusetts Library Association Legislative Committee.  The values were updated in September 2008.  How these values were calculated.

We invite libraries to use or adapt this tool for their own advocacy use.

Input Your
Use		 Library Services Value of
Services
Adult Books Borrowed $
Children's/Young Adult Books Borrowed $
Magazines Borrowed $
Newspapers Browsed $
Videos Borrowed $
Audio Books Borrowed $
CDs Borrowed $
Museum Passes Borrowed $
Magazine Use in Library $
Interlibrary Loan $
Meeting Room Use per Hour $
Auditorium Use per Hour $
Adult Programs Attended $
Children's Programs Attended $
Hours of Computer Use
  (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)		 $
Online Magazine or Newspaper Article $
Information Research Requests Answered $
$


We thank Brian Herzog at Chelmsford Public Library for improving the original calculator and acknowledge the Maine State Library's accessible improvements.


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