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Library Services Return on Investment 2013 Middleton Public Library ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Annual Circulation 769,485 items $40 average price (books, audios, magazines, films, newspapers, and music) $30,779,400 value ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Annual Interlibrary loans received 228,858 items $45 average price (journal articles, books, audiobooks, music and films) $1,142,925 value ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Annual Digital Circulation 25,086 items $30 average price (eBooks, eAudio and streaming video) $752,580 value ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Annual Electronic Resource Usage 15,314 look-up sessions $40 average cost (Morningstar, Value Line, Consumer Reports, Language Learning, Digital Magazines) $612,560 value ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Annual Attendance at Library Events 20,348 participants $10 (Class fees and admission to programs & concerts) $200,348 value ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Annual Public Internet Use 107,783 sessions $5 estimated cost (access to internet, printers, scanners and software) $538,915 value ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Annual Visitor Count 361,994 visits $2 rental fee (use of facility space for study, meetings and community gathering) $723,988 value ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Middleton Public Library’s 2013 Investment Performance Gain on Investment $32,950,230 Return On Investment for every $1 invested in the library $18.30value is returned to the community ---PAGE BREAK---