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September 8th, 2010
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Calculator Explanation

This chart explains how we came up with the figures and retail costs used for calculating the value of library usage. Some values are estimates and/or averages based on retail costs of 2009.
Item Estimated
Retail Value
Values Explained - February 2010
Adult Book Borrowed $20.00 Estimated average cost hardcover book
Children and Young Adult Book Borrowed $15.00 Estimated average cost of children's and young adult books
Paperback Book Borrowed $7.00 Estimated average cost of a paperback
Music CD Borrowed $15.00 Estimated average cost of a music CD
MagazineBorrowed $4.00 Estimated cost to purchase a popular periodical issue
Movies Borrowed $4.00 Sample video rental at video store
Audiobooks Borrowed $30.00 Average price between downloading and purchasing an audiobook
Museum Passes Borrowed (per person)
$9.00 Admission price for one adult to the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium
Magazine Use in Library $4.00 Estimated cost to purchase a popular periodical issue
Interlibrary Loan Materials
$25.00 Average cost for loans in New Hampshire
Meeting Room Use per Hour $50.00 Estimate
Auditorium Room Use per Hour $250.00 Estimate
Adult Programs Attended
$15.00 Average cost for one adult to attend a show or program
Children's Programs Attended $10.00 Average cost for one child to attend a show or program
Hours of Computer Use (i.e. Internet,  MS Word, etc.) $12.00 Sample hourly rate at an Internet café
Computer Classes Taken (i.e. Computer Comfort Class, Introduction to the Internet, etc.) $25.00 Sample fee for group computer instruction or personalized training
Newspaper/Magazine Articles and other Electronic Resources accessed through Library Databases
$2.50 Cost to download an article from one a newspaper or magazine
Reference Questions $8.00 Estimated cost per question

The Rye Public Library Use Calculator is based on the spreadsheet developed by the Massachusetts Library Association and adapted for web use by the New Hampshire State Library.

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