Andrew
Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
Calculate
Value of Library Services
What is
our library worth to you?
How much would you pay
out-of-pocket for your library services?
- Enter in the left hand column the
number of times per month you or your
family use each service.
- Estimated
retail value of each service will be calculated on the right.
- Total value of your library use
is shown at the bottom of the worksheet.
- Tip: Tab
between entries and do not use commas.
Thanks
to the Maine State
Library for sharing this spreadsheet.
Value
of the Library to the Citizens of Carnegie
Estmated
2006 Value
| Service |
Item
Value | Gross
Value |
| Books Borrowed | $15.00 |
$497,310 |
| Movies Borrowed |
$4.00 |
$37,736 |
| Audio Books
Borrowed | $30.00 |
$98,629 |
| Music CDs
Borrowed | $15.00 |
$23,585 |
| Magazine Use in
Library | $2.00 |
$5,000 |
| Pittsburgh
Newspapers Use in Library | $0.50 |
$625 |
| Adult
Programs and Classes Attended | $10.00 |
$25,000 |
| Children's
Programs Attended | $6.00 |
$4,500 |
| Hours of Computer Use | $5.00 |
$49,000 |
| Hours of Wi-Fi
Network Use | $2.00 |
$2,500 |
| Hours of
Computer Classes | $20.00 |
$2,000 |
| Search of the online POWER Library | $20.00 |
$35,940 |
| Reference
Questions Asked | $7.00 |
$38,850 |
| Total | | $820,675 |
