Tuesday, July 1, 2014

How Much is the Public Library Worth to Our Family?

My sister frequently gets me books that I can't get through my interlibrary loan system.  The most recent time, she left the receipt inside one of the books.  At the bottom, it had a total for how much the items cost, or how much the library saved you.

Inspired by this, I've decided to tally the worth of the items we check out in the month of July.  (We currently have other items out from June, but I've decided to tally as we check them out). Some items were hard to find prices for if they were out of print, so I used the price listed on the cover.  Not included in my tally is the cost of craft supplies we use weekly after story time, the prizes from the summer reading program, or the wages of the librarians who help us every visit. 

Checked out July 1st:
Lilly's Big Day and Other Stories (audio cd with nine books!) - $11.62
Officer Buckle and Gloria (audio cd) - $12.95
2 Playful Plays Level 1 Phonics Readers - $3.05 (whole set costs $15.29)
Field Trip Day - $14.82
Babymouse 5: Heartbreaker - $6.29
When Sheep Sleep - $12.90
James and the Giant Peach - $4.06 (I got the hardcover, but only because I couldn't find paperback)
What Sisters / Brothers Do Best - $12.04
Not a Stick - $11.75
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: School Days - $5.39
Pink Princess Rules the School (ILL) - $4.49
Total: 99.36 for ten books and two cds

Checked out July 8th:
CD Aesop's Fables - couldn't find a price
Kipper's Opposites - $4.95
Clare Beaton's Bedtime Rhymes - $6.29
Hey Diddle Diddle - $5.95
Sweet Dreams Maisy - $6.99
Where's the Cat? - 6.29
Meet the Ponies of Ponyville (ILL) - $3.99
Ten Eggs in a Nest - $8.08
Bing Gets Dressed - $5.95
Goose - $10.95
Kipper's Toybox - $13.95
Chickens to the Rescue - $13.35
Peekaboo Bunny - $8.99
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up Late - $10.03
Stellaluna - $9.65
Two Bunny Buddies - $13.23
M.O.M. - $13.75
Sesame Sings Karaoke - $6.88
Magic Kitten: Circus Wish - $4.49
Babymouse #8 - $6.29 
American Doll Kit including: ($177.39)
Saige doll, original outfit, and story book - $110
Second Saige book - $6.95
Two issues of American Girl Magazine - 5.95 x 2
Strawberry PJs and red slippers - $18.95
Fairy wings - $4
Riding helmet and parade hat - $20
Bramble and Maggie book - $3.59

Total: $325.08
1 DVD, 1 audio cd, 1 children's graphic novel, 3 children's chapter book, 5 board books, 12 picture books, 2 magazines, and 1 doll with clothes. 

Checked out July 9th:
Burgess Boys ebook loan - $9.99

Checked out July 12th:
Babymouse #4 (ILL) - $6.29
15 Minutes Outside  (ILL) - $10.59
Peekaboo Monster - $4.49
Fly High, Fly Guy - $6.29
Peck, Peck, Peck - $11.93
Yes - $15.99
Maisy Plays Soccer - $6.29
My Little Pony vol 2 (ILL) - $10.57
Daisy Says "Here We Go Round the Mullberry Bush" - $7.95
Planes DVD - $14.99
Maisy Playtime DVD - $8.48
Maisy Good Morning DVD - $8.81

Total: $112.67 for three DVDs, four picture books, two graphic novels, and one nonfiction book. 

Checked out July 15th:
Chrysanthemum audio cd - $9.95
Diary of a Worm audio cd - $12.95
Babymouse #9 - $6.29
Llama Llama Wakey Wake - $5.39
Sheep on a Ship - $6.29
Pete Won't Eat - $13.49
Dinosaur vs School - $12.48

Total: $66.84 for two audio books, one graphic novel, one board book, and the rest picture books. 

Checked out July 18th:
Babymouse #10 - $6.29
Among the Barons - $6.29
Olive's Ocean - $6.29
Bambi DVD - $36.99
Music is Awesome CD - $12.56
Happy as a Clam CD - $10.64
My Blankie - $6.25
Baby Animals: In the Jungle - $5.39
Who's Hiding - $6.99
School Bus Driver from the Black Lagoon - $3.99
Ponyella - $12.67
My Bus - $12.72
100 Bears - $15.90
Sparky! - $12.90
Bounce - $11.50
The Artist who Painted a Blue Horse - $13.88
Katie Woo: Boss of the World - $3.95
Fancy Nancy: Hair Do's and Don'ts - $3.59

Total: $188.09 for 1 DVD, 2 music cds, 3 board books, 1 graphic novel, 2 children's novels, 9 picture books. 

Checked out July 22:
Muppets Soundtrack - $10.49
Tangled Soundtrack - $9
Bee Movie - $5
Happy Birthday, Little Pookie - $5.39
Caps in the Air - $3.99
Crab Cab - $10.08
Anna's book - $8.99
Babymouse #11 - $5.98
Maisy has a Sleepover - $9.69
Lots of Lambs - $8.99
Astronaut Handbooks - $13.23
Pinkalicious: Day at the Zoo - $3.41
Big Bad Bubble - $9.99
Natalie and Naughtily - $13.23
It is Night - $13.59

Total: $131.05 for two music cds, one DVD, 2 board books, one graphic novel, and nine picture books. 

Checked out July 26th:
I can't find my list!!!

Checked out July 27th:  These items were taken out of the library in the next town over with our regular library because they are "sister" libraries.
Burgess Boys - $17.39
This is Not My Dinosaur - $7.95
Babymouse #14 - $5.98
Babymouse #15 - $5.98
Brave: Oh Brother - $3.47
Alice in Wonderland - $3.41
If You Give a Dog a Donut - $12.62
Grandpa Green - $14.95
Who's Hiding - $5.71
I Knew An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat - $6.97 (book and cd)

Total: $84.43 for one cd, 2 board books, 2 graphic novels, one adult novel, and five picture books. 

July 29th we visited the library but got there right as they were closing, so we did not check anything out. 

Month total: $1017.51
Amount paid: $3.00


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