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FY 2019 Value of Select Library Services*

Quantity	Library Services	Retail Value	Value of Services
818,627	Adult Books Borrowed	$20.00	$16,372,540
821,516	Children’s Books Borrowed	$20.00	$16,430,320
576,923	Digital Materials Borrowed	$20.00	$11,538,460
642,218	DVD’s Borrowed	$4.00	$2,568,872
68,355	Music CDs Borrowed	$15.00	$1,025,325
77,078	Audiobooks on CD Borrowed	$35.00	$2,697,730
28,036	Playaways Borrowed	$65.00	$1,822,340
1,553	Little Leaper Kits Borrowed	$189.00	$293,517
3,841	LEAP Kits Borrowed	$110.00	$422,510
5,216	LSC Kits Borrowed	$150.00	$782,400
13,869	LSC Toys Borrowed	$25.00	$346,725
2,689	American Girl Dolls Borrowed	$147.00	$395,283
1,958	Superhero Kits Borrowed	$50.00	$97,900
25,484	Magazines Borrowed	$3.76	$95,820
55,096	Interlibrary Loans	$25.00	$1,377,400
513	Meeting Room Use	$100.00	$51,300
353,550	Program Attendees	$15.78	$5,579,019
85,059	Online Class Attendees	$144.00	$12,248,496
233,095	Hours of Computer Use	$12.60	$2,936,997
454,080	Database Searches	$8.36	$3,796,109
464,007	Customer Queries Answered	$7.00	$3,248,049

Total Value			$83,971,047

*The values above are based on the estimated retail value of the materials or services

Interactive Library Use Value Calculator

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Note: The values used above are based on the estimated retail value of the materials or services, with research from the Maine and Massachusetts State Libraries and HCPL staff.

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Some Harford County Public Library Facts (FY20)

Harford County Public Library offers customers an array of free resources including books, eBooks, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, computer use, author presentations and programs for all ages

People searching for jobs are using the Library to complete job applications, fax resumes, submit applications online, create email accounts, and search health information

1,054,717 customers visited our branches by walking in, or using our convenient drive-through service
8,697,253 people made virtual visits to the library, used our website and our new library app
2,646,019 items were borrowed from the library
317,988 babies through adults attended library programs
370,397 questions were answered by Librarians
20,230 volunteer hours were donated to support the efforts of the Library