[Web4lib] Free Library Savings Calculator

[Fought,Tom]

Free Library Savings Calculator
(posting on behalf of Glenn Peterson)

EngagedPatrons.org now offers a Library Savings Calculator free to all
public libraries. The simple web-based Calculator allows your patrons to
discover how much money they save each month by using their library's
services.

Start here:

http://engagedpatrons.org/

Library staff can customize the Calculator with the services their
ibrary offers -- books, DVDs, meeting rooms, etc. Patrons note how many
times they use each service during a typical month and the Calculator
shows them how much they would have paid out-of-pocket to purchase those
services. Libraries can choose to allow patrons to report back their
totals to the library and include a comment (a great way to gather
praise from your users!)

Developed originally in spreadsheet form by the Massachusetts Library
Association, EngagedPatrons.org enables any library to add the
Calculator to their existing website by simply copying and pasting a web
link into their website -- no programming required.

Glenn Peterson
engagedpatrons.org