Library Use Value Calculator What is the Bellingham Public 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. Input Your Use Library Services Value of Services Books Borrowed $ Magazines Borrowed $ Movies Borrowed $ Audio Books Borrowed $ Music CD's Borrowed $ Magazine Use in Library $ Interlibrary Loan $ Meeting Room Use per Hour $ Use of Reference Books (Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.) $ Adult Programs and Classes Attended $ Children's Programs Attended $ Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet, MS Word, etc.) $ Newspaper Use in Library $ Use of Database Searching (Infotrac, Proquest, etc) $ Reference Questions Asked $ $     The calculator worksheet has been adapted from the downloadable spreadsheet, originally provided by the Massachusetts Library Association and then adapted for the web by Chelmsford Public Library. Maine State library added extra accessibility coding and reformatting for ease of reading online. This spreadsheet requires either Microsoft Excel or the Excel Viewer.