All branches of the Marin County Free Library will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2013, in observance of Memorial Day.
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| Your Use | Library Services | Value of Services | |||||||
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| The total value for the services you listed above = $ *Your personal return on investment is based on your responses and the typical annual tax contribution for your library. You see a returned value of $ for every one dollar invested. | |||||||||
| Values used in the calculations above |
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| Value of a book checked out at a library, including via interlibrary loan = $30 |
| Value of a magazine read at a library = $4 |
| Value of a movie checked out at a library = $10 |
| Value of a music recording checked out at a library = $15 |
| Value of an audio book checked out at a library= $30 |
| Value of a children's program at a library = $6 |
| Value of a library program, such as a book club, for adults = $10 |
| Value of a patron spending an hour on a library computer = $12 |
| Value of a reference question at a library = $15 |
| Value of full-text articles accessed from a library's Web site = $15 |
| Value of utilizing library resources in-house = $10 |
| Value for Museum Adventure Pass checked out at a library = $15 |
Adapted from the Library Research Service Return on Investment calculator code.
You are seeing a returned value of $ for every one dollar invested!
