Value of Services Used at the Orange Public Libraries Using the Massachusetts

Library Association's Online Spread Sheet Tool

Quantity of Use

Library Services

Value of Services

33,484

Books Borrowed

$669,680

846

Magazines Borrowed

$1,692

18,504

Videos Borrowed

$71,610

6,795

Audio Materials Borrowed

$67,610

18

Museum Passes Borrowed

$432

525

Magazine Use in Library

$1,050

8,167

Interlibrary Loan

$204,175

208

Meeting Room Use per Hour

$10,400

Auditorium Use per Hour

$0

264

Adult Programs Attended

$3,960

3,679

Children's Programs Attended

$22,074

6,864

Hours of Computer Use, e.g., Internet and  MS Word

$82,368

12

Months of Use for Other Database Searching

$239

2,587

Reference Questions Asked

$18,109

Total Value of Services

$1,153,400

Orange Library Expenditures

$249,838

Return On Investment per Dollar Spent

$4.62

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