Library Value Calculator

Individual Return on Investment Calculator

For every $1.00 in taxes you spend on the Denver Public Library, how much do you receive in return?

Please enter the number of times you use the following library services each month:

Your Use	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed per Month	$
	Magazines Borrowed per Month	$
	Videos & DVDs Borrowed per Month	$
	Audio Books Borrowed per Month	$
	In-Library Magazine Use per Month	$
	Interlibrary Loans per Month	$
	Meeting Rooms Use (Hours per Month)	$
	Program/Class Attended per Month - Adult	$
	Program/Class Attended per Month - Child	$
	Computer Use (Hours per Month)	$
	Databases Used per Month (Number of Separate Databases)	$
	Reference Questions Asked per Month	$
Value you receive monthly from your library:		$
For every $1.00 in taxes you spend on your library, you receive $ of value in return*

Where did these numbers come from?
Typical taxpayer contributions are determined from the library's 2006 local income per capita. For libraries in Colorado, this can be found at http://www.lrs.org/pub_stats.php. We borrowed value of library service figures from Maine State Library's Library Use Value Calculator. For more information, see their explanation.

*Your personal return on investment is based on your responses and the typical annual tax contribution for the Denver Public Library. You see a returned value of $ for every one dollar invested. Visit http://www.lrs.org/pub_stats.php to find Local Income per Capita for Colorado's public libraries.

width=0 id="communicate" name="communicate" frameborder=0 > In an effort to better understand how people use this site, and the value they are deriving from our public libraries, this iframe is being used to help us compile data about the answers given here. No personal information is being collected. Please direct questions or concerns to Zeth Lietzau - <a href="mailto:lietzau_z@cde.state.co.us">lietzau_z@cde.state.co.us</a>.