| Book Borrowed |
$26.00 |
Estimated average cost of hardcover book |
| Magazine Borrowed |
$3.00 |
Estimated cost to purchase a popular magazine issue |
| DVD Borrowed |
$4.50 |
Sample DVD rental at DVD store |
| Audio Books Borrowed |
$10.00 |
Introductory rental price at www.booksontape..com |
| Paperback Book Borrowed |
$4.00 |
Average cost to PBCLS ($3.67) |
| Newspaper/ Magazine Use in Library |
$2.00 |
Estimated average cost to purchase a newspaper or popular
magazine issue |
| Interlibrary Loan |
$25.00 |
Average cost for loans |
| Meeting Room Use per Hour |
$50.00 |
Estimate |
| Hands-on Computer Class Attended |
$9.50 |
Average cost of class offered by non-profit |
| Adult Program or Lecture-style Computer Class Attended |
$9.50 |
Average cost of class offered by non-profit |
| Program Attended - Children |
$6.00 |
Estimate |
| Computer Use, e.g., Internet and MS Word per hour |
$12.00 |
Sample hourly rate at a copy center |
| Wall Street Journal, New York Times, or Palm Beach Post newspapers Online Articles Viewed |
$1.00 |
Average cost per article |
| Other Subscription Databases Searched Online |
$50.00 |
Minimum cost for monthly access to sample online database |
| Live Homework Help Online Tutoring Service Used |
$21.00 |
Average .5 hour cost of national tutoring services |
| Information, Computer or Research Assistance Received |
$7.00 |
Estimated cost per question |
