Library Service |
Value of Service |
Based On |
Adult Books Borrowed |
$17.00 |
Average Amazon.com price |
Young Adult Books Borrowed |
$12.00 |
Average Amazon.com price |
Children Books Borrowed |
$17.00 |
Average Amazon.com price |
Audiobooks Borrowed |
$10.00 |
Average Audible.com price |
Interlibrary Loan Requests |
$25.00 |
Average Amazon.com price plus shipping |
eBooks Downloaded |
$15.00 |
Average B&N, Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play price |
Movies Borrowed |
$4.00 |
Average digital movie rental cost: iTunes, Xbox Video, Google Play, etc. |
CDs Borrowed |
$10.00 |
Average iTunes album price |
Meeting Room Use (per hour) |
$25.00 |
Average value based on local Communtiy Building rental fees. |
Adult Programs Attended |
$15.00 |
Entertainment/program admission fee - estimated average per adult |
Young Adult Programs Attended |
$12.00 |
Entertainment/program admission fee - estimated average per youth |
Children's Programs Attended |
$7.00 |
Entertainment/program admission fee - estimated average per child |
Computer Use (per hour) |
$12.00 |
FedEx/Kinkos price |
Database Searches |
$20.00 |
Average cost for online professional article search |
Reference Assistance |
$7.00 |
Average cost to the library |