Big Ben knows how much childrens' story time is worth.
In these pressing economic times, what exactly is your library worth to you? How many DVDs do you check out? How many CDs and books? How many programs do you attend? Do you use a computer at the library and for how long?
How many reference questions do you ask?
Ever wonder how much these types of services are worth in the “free market?” We do, too. And, now, courtesy of our friends at the Allegheny County Library Association (who are under the same economic crunch as the rest of us), you can figure out what your library is worth to you.
Click on the image below to access their Personal Savings Calculator
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to see exactly how much you save, on average, every time you check out a handful of DVDs and a couple of graphic novels. Or how much when you come to library programs like our Real to Reel Documentary series or the Bound Together Book Club. Just plug in what you did the last time you were at your library and it will give you a very good idea, in real terms, how much your library is worth to you.
During this week of library advocacy at Eleventh Stack, we are asking each of you to please contact your city, county, and state representatives to let them know how much you value the library and how much it impacts your quality of life. With the personal savings calculator, you can actually get an idea, in dollars and “sense,” how valuable your library really is.
- Don
