Library Use Calculator

What Is Your Library Worth To You?

The Chesley Memorial Library offers a variety of entertainment and educational materials to Northwood taxpayers at a very economical rate.The average Northwood taxpayer contributes about $32.00 in taxes, per year, to fund the library and it's services. How much would you pay out-of-pocket if you purchased your books, movies and other library services in stores? Use our calculator to find out!

Enter in the left hand column the number of times per month you and your family use each service.
The estimated retail value of each service will be calculated on the right.
The 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
Services Used	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed	$
	Magazines Borrowed	$
	Movies Borrowed	$
	Audiobooks Borrowed	$
	Museum Passes Borrowed (per person)	$
	Magazine Use in Library	$
	Interlibrary Loan Materials	$
	Meeting Room Use per Hour	$
	Adult Programs Attended (per person)	$
	Children's Programs Attended (per person)	$
	Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.)	$
	Newspaper Articles Viewed Online	$
	EBSCO Database Searching (number of months used)	$
	Reference Questions Asked	$

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The Chesley Memorial Library's Library Use Calculator is based on the spreadsheet developed by the Massachusetts Library Association and adapted for web use by the Maine State Library and the Chelmsford Public Library.