Calculating the value of libraries

[...]just last year we made 7,329,879 visits to them, all throughout New Hampshire. Because our public libraries do not charge membership fees to those who live in their particular towns or cities, it can be easy to forget about the actual monetary value they provide to patrons. There are other bene...

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Published inNew Hampshire Business Review Vol. 39; no. 13; p. 18
Main Author York, Michael
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Concord Business Publications Inc 23.06.2017
Subjects
Copy centers
Cost control
Public libraries
United States > US
New Hampshire
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Summary:[...]just last year we made 7,329,879 visits to them, all throughout New Hampshire. Because our public libraries do not charge membership fees to those who live in their particular towns or cities, it can be easy to forget about the actual monetary value they provide to patrons. There are other benefits that don't come with a price tag: the person who relies on a library's computers to find a job; the grandparent who takes his...
ISSN:0164-8152