Library Value Calculator Library Value Calculator for your library Enter the number of times you use the following library services each month Your Monthly Use Library Services Total Monthly Value Total Annual Value Young Adult Books Borrowed per Month $ yabookResult $ yabookAnnualResult Children Books Borrowed per Month $ kidbookResult $ kidbookAnnualResult Audio Books Borrowed per Month $ audbkResult $ audbkAnnualResult Interlibrary Loans per Month $ illResult $ illAnnualResult Ebooks Borrowed per Month $ ebookResult $ ebookAnnualResult Databases Used per Month (Number of Separate Databases) $ dbsearchResult $ dbsearchAnnualResult Reference Questions Asked per Month $ refastResult $ refastAnnualResult Value you receive from your library: $____ $____ For every $1.00 in taxes you invest in your library, you receive $_____ of value in return. Where did these numbers come from? Typical annual taxpayer contributions are determined from the library's local income per capita. In , the average taxpayer in your library's service area paid $ in taxes to support your library. View the Colorado Public Library Local Revenue (2024) dashboard. Your personal return on investment is based on your responses and the typical annual tax contribution. You see a returned value of $____ for every one dollar invested. This calculator is a modification of the Maine State Library calculator, developed by the Library Research Service Read more about the calculator on the LRS website. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).