418 Corbett Ave. W.
Ladysmith, WI 54848
715-532-2604
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Th10 am - 6 pm
F 10 am - 6 pm
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Library Value Calculator
 
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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

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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.

 

Photo of the Week

 

This grey squirrel was photographed by Arlene Knops while he ate the pumpkin.   

grey squirrel sitting inside a half-eaten pumpkin

 

 

  

   

Please send us your pictures. Just e-mail them to us at ladysmithpl@ladysmithpl.org. Give us your name, the kind of camera used, where it was taken, and if needed a description of what it is! If you don't want your full name used, we can post these with a first inital and your last name.

 
We can only accept still photos--our system does not handle streaming.

 
 
 

Older Photos

This tiny frog hiding in the leaves was photographed by Karen Burch near Pulaski Lake.

tiny frog in leaves

  

 
Ruth M. sent in this photo of orchids from the wake for Victor Macaruso.
Deep red/purple orchids in white bowl