Return on Investment Calculator

Instructions: Enter the number of items used per month and then tab. The spreadsheet will automatically calculate your value.

Missoula Public Library

Your Library's Income Per Capita Per Month **
Number		Dollar Amount
	Books Borrowed per Month
	Magazines Borrowed per Month
	Videos 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 this year, you receive this in return.

**Population base: Service Area Population

Methodology - We used a combination of nationwide and statewide averages to identify the costs of the items in our Return on Investment Calculator. If a nationwide cost was available we used that figure, but if no nationwide figure was available we used a statewide average. This average was calculated by looking at the cost of an item in the major cities of Montana.