Library Impact Calculator

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About the Library Impact Calculator

Your gift powers the work that helps communities win real, public funding for their libraries: campaign strategy, messaging, field support, pro-bono consulting, and the tools and data libraries need to fight back and win at the ballot box.

Over the years, we’ve helped communities win over 3 billion in library funding through successful campaigns and ballot measures, and we keep building the playbook so more communities can do the same.

Your monthly donation might be less than a cup of coffee, but it can help unlock so much more.

All it takes is a monthly donation of $1, $3, or $5.

 

You can read more about our work in our Annual Report

Library Impact Calculator

Every $1 helps secure $1,600 in stable library funding. Enter an amount to see your impact.
Source: EveryLibrary Political Activity

Donation amount ($)

$

Library Funding Returned

$8,000

Return on Investment

1600%

320

Paperback Books

32

Programs

160

eBooks

0

Library Staff

Estimated equivalents (not purchases): These figures translate your calculated funding impact into common library expenses using typical unit-cost estimates: paperback book $25, program $250, eBook $50, and one full-time library staff position $64,000 per year (salary and related costs). Actual costs vary by region, vendor pricing, staffing structures, and local budgets.

About the Library Impact Calculator

Your gift powers the work that helps communities win real, public funding for their libraries: campaign strategy, messaging, field support, pro-bono consulting, and the tools and data libraries need to fight back and win at the ballot box.

Over the years, we’ve helped communities win over 3 billion in library funding through successful campaigns and ballot measures, and we keep building the playbook so more communities can do the same.

Your monthly donation might be less than a cup of coffee, but it can help unlock so much more.

All it takes is a monthly donation of $1, $3, or $5.

 

You can read more about our work in our Annual Report

Donate now

About the Library Impact Calculator

Your gift powers the work that helps communities win real, public funding for their libraries: campaign strategy, messaging, field support, pro-bono consulting, and the tools and data libraries need to fight back and win at the ballot box.

Over the years, we’ve helped communities win over 3 billion in library funding through successful campaigns and ballot measures, and we keep building the playbook so more communities can do the same.

Your monthly donation might be less than a cup of coffee, but it can help unlock so much more.

All it takes is a monthly donation of $1, $3, or $5.

 

You can read more about our work in our Annual Report

Donate now

Library Impact Calculator

Every $1 helps secure $1,600 in stable library funding. Enter an amount to see your impact.
Source: EveryLibrary Political Activity

Donation amount ($)

Donation Frequency

Library Funding Returned

$8,000

320

Paperback Books

32

Programs

160

eBooks

0

Library Staff

Estimated equivalents (not purchases): These figures translate your calculated funding impact into common library expenses using typical unit-cost estimates: paperback book $25, program $250, eBook $50, and one full-time library staff position $64,000 per year (salary and related costs). Actual costs vary by region, vendor pricing, staffing structures, and local budgets.

Donate now