Lockport Public Library
Lockport, New York 14094

 

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Hardcover Books $18.00 $0
Paperback Books $8.00 $0
Videos $3.00 $0
Music CDs $12.00 $0
Audiobooks $22.74 $0
Magazines $3.57 $0
Newspapers $0.50 $0
Interlibrary Loan $2.00 $0
Meeting Room Use (hours) $50.00 $0
Adult Programs $18.00 $0
Children's Programs $15.00 $0
Computer / Internet / WiFi Use (hours) $2.95 $0
Use of Research Databases (number of articles downloaded) $2.95 $0
Reference Questions Answered $7.25 $0
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The values in the calculator were determined by the estimated cost of obtaining each of the items without the use of the library.

Hardcover Books
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Paperback Books
Purchase cost of a new softcover book
Videos
Rental cost of a DVD
Music CDs
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Audiobooks
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Magazines, Newspapers
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Interlibrary Loan
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Programs
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Computer, Internet, WiFi Use
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Use of Research Databases
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Reference Questions Answered
Estimated cost per 15-minute queestion; $29 mean hourly wage of librarian in NYS (U.S. Bureau of Statistics)