What is Your Library Worth to You?

 

Item

Estimated Retail Value

Values Explained

Book Borrowed - hardcover

$20.00

Estimated average  cost of hardcover book

Book borrowed- Paperback $12.00 Estimated average  cost of paperback book

Magazine Borrowed

$2.00

Estimated cost to purchase a popular periodical issue

Video Borrowed (e.g., local national chain)

$4.00

Sample Video Rental at Video Store

Home Bound - Shut in service

$200.00

Monthly delivery includes minimum of 20 books/videos

Magazine Use in Library

$2.00

Estimated cost to purchase a popular periodical issue

$15.00 Average cost for ebook

Interlibrary Loan

$15.00

Average cost for book or article supply

Meeting Room Use per Hour

$50.00

Estimate

Program/Class Attended - Adult

$10.00

Estimate

Program Attended - Children

$10.00

Estimate

Computer Use, e.g., Internet and MS Word per hour

$5.00

Sample hourly rate at a copy center

Newspapers Online Articles Viewed

$1.00

Average cost per article

Other Database Searching - Number of Months Used

$20.00

Minimum Cost for Monthly Access to Sample Online Database

Reference Questions

$7.00

Estimated cost per question

Research service $60.00 Estimated cost per question
(assuming one hour of professional librarian's time)