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418 Corbett Ave. W.
Ladysmith, WI 54848
715-532-2604
ladysmithpl@ladysmithpl.org

	HOURS
M	10 am - 6 pm
T	10 am - 8 pm
W	10 am - 6 pm
Th	10 am - 6 pm
F	10 am - 6 pm
Sat	10 am - 3 pm
Sun	closed

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We know you value the services and resources provided by your public library, but just how much are those services worth?

Please enter the number of times you use the following library services each month

Input Your Use	Library Services	Value of Services
	Books Borrowed per Month	$
	Magazines Borrowed per Month	$
	In-Library Magazine Use per Month	$
	Newspapers Read in Library	$
	Videos Borrowed per Month	$
	Music CDs Borrowed per Month	$
	Audio Books Borrowed per Month	$
	Meeting Rooms Use (Hours per Month)	$
	Program/Class Attended per Month - Adult	$
	Program/Class Attended per Month - Child	$
	Computer Use (Hours per Month)	$
	Databases Used per Month (Number of Separate Databases)	$
	Reference Questions Asked per Month	$
Value you receive monthly from your library:		$
For every $1.00 in taxes you spend on your library, you receive $ of value in return*

*Where did these numbers come from? -- Per capita expenditures were collected from Wisconsin's 2010 Public Library Statistics, compiled by the State Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL). The return on investment is calculated by dividing each library's annual per capita expenditure by 12 (the number of months) to get a monthly per capita expenditure. The formula then divides the total value received each month by the monthly per capita expenditure.

This calculator is an adaptation of projects by the Maine State Library and Library Research Service, a unit of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education that is operated in partnership with the Library and Information Science (LIS) Program, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver.

General Information	ladysmithpl@ladysmithpl.org
Circulation Desk	lscirc@ladysmithpl.org
Reference Services	lsref@ladysmithpl.org
Youth Services	nancyreidnerrccl@yahoo.com
Interlibrary Loan	ladysmithill@ladysmithpl.org

Circulation Information

Rusk County Community Library is a part of the MORE system (My Online REsource) which allows patrons to check out materials from all member libraries. Holds can be placed online at any of the almost 50 MORE libraries.

General Loan Limits--100 items per person; 50 holds per person

Renewals are for the same length of time as the original circulation period; and items can be renewed twice if no holds exist for that item.

We allow only 10 of the following items per person at one time: videos (VHS), DVDs, magazines and music CDs. Other libraries may allow more of these items to be checked out by an individual at one time.

Most books circulate for 3 weeks, and can be renewed. This includes stack-shelved fiction and all non-fiction books for adults, young adults, and children, as well as audio fiction.

New fiction works and boxed TV series on DVD circulate for 2 weeks.

Videos (VHS), DVDs, and magazines circulate for 1 week. There are some reference works which circulate, and these also can be checked out for 1 week.