Where did these numbers come from?
Typical taxpayer contributions are determined from the library's 2015 local income per capita. For libraries in Indiana, this can be found at http://www.in.gov/library/plstats.htm [1].
We borrowed value of library service figures from Maine State Library's Library Use Value Calculator [2]. For more information, see their explanation [3].
*Your personal return on investment is based on your responses and the typical annual tax contribution for Jasper County Public Library. You see a returned value of $ for every one dollar invested.
Special thanks to the Library Research Service [4] and Colorado Libraries for coding this form
Links:[1] http://www.in.gov/library/plstats.htm [2] http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/calculator.htm [3] http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/calexplantion.htm [4] http://www.lrs.org/