Library Use & Return on Investment Value Calculator

We know you value the services and resources provided by your public library, but just how much are those services worth? How much would you pay out-of-pocket if the library didn't exist, or if these services and resources weren't available at no cost?

Take a moment and reflect on your library use over the past month, then plug those numbers into the form below. This page will calculate a total value related to the items you checked out and the services and resources you used. It also calculates a "return on investment" that is based on the per capita library expenditures in your community.

Which SCLS library do you visit?

Please enter the number of times you use the following library services each *month*
Input Your Use	Library Materials & Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed	$
	Movies Borrowed	$
	Music CDs Borrowed	$
	Audiobooks Borrowed	$
	Ebooks/Audiobooks Downloaded	$
	Magazines Borrowed	$

	Magazine/Newspaper Use in Library	$
	Meeting Rooms Use (hours per month)	$
	Program/Class Attended - Adult	$
	Program/Class Attended - Child	$
	Computer Use (hours per month)	$
	Databases Used (number of separate databases)	$
	Reference Assistance (number of questions)	$

		$
For every $1.00 in taxes you spend on your library, you receive $___ of value in return*

Calculate the value of library services in other communities in the South Central Library System

What is your library worth to you?

Which SCLS library do you visit?

For every $1.00 in taxes you spend on your library, you receive $___ of value in return*

For every $1.00 in taxes you spend on your library,
you receive $___ of value in return*