Library Use Value Calculator
How much would you pay out of pocket for library services?
Have you checked out books or movies this year? Attended a free program? Read the newspaper? Count up how many times you've used the library and compare it with our library value estimates below.
| Library Service |
Value of Service |
Based On |
| Adult Books Borrowed |
$17.00 |
Amazon.com average price |
| Young Adult Books Borrowed |
$12.00 |
Amazon.com average price |
| Children's Books Borrowed |
$17.00 |
Amazon.com average price
|
| Movies Borrowed |
$4.00 |
Estimated Netflix average |
| Audiobooks borrowed/downloaded |
$9.95 |
Audible.com download average |
| Music CD's borrowed |
$9.95 |
iTunes download album average
|
| eBooks downloaded |
$15.00 |
Estimated B&N/Amazon average |
| Magazines borrowed/downloaded |
$5.00 |
Estimated purchase price average |
| Newspapers Read |
$9.50 |
New York Times Subscription |
| Interlibrary Loan Requests |
$25.00 |
Amazon.com average plus shipping |
| Adult Programs Attended |
$15.00 |
Entertainment/program admission fee |
| Young Adult Programs Attended |
$12.00 |
Entertainment admission fee per youth |
| Children's Programs Attended |
$7.00 |
Entertainment admission fee per child |
| Meeting Room Use (per hour) |
$25.00 |
Estimated Value |
| Computer Use (per hour) |
$18.00 |
FedEx/Kinko's price |
| Database Searches |
$19.95 |
Average Cost for online article search |
| Reference Assistance |
$7.00 |
Average library cost |