Welcome to LRS-Interactive

This section of our website allows the user to interact with the data we present. Whether by inputing figures into our budget calculators to get an outputed total, or using our statistical tools to compare libraries that you believe are peers, these tools give you the power to create your own searches.

Statistical Tools

Colorado Public Library Annual Peer Comparison Tools

These tools allow for quick extraction of data from public libraries in Colorado. One section allows multiple statistics to be presented in a sortable, tabular format. Another produces results for one statistic in a bar chart.
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Colorado Public Library Historical Analysis Tools

These tools provide data from public libraries in Colorado as far back as 1987.

Colorado School Library Annual Peer Comparison Tools

These tools allow for quick extraction of data from school libraries in Colorado.
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Colorado School Library Profiles

The School Library Profiles are meant to be used as a comparative tool for school libraries in Colorado. Profiles for each participating school compare individual school data with averages for schools with similar grade level and enrollment ranges

Colorado Academic Library Historical Analysis Tools

These tools provide data from academic libraries in Colorado dating back to 1994.

Other Tools

Wage Calculator

This wage calculator allows you to enter an hourly, weekly, monthly, or annual salary, and see what that translates into for the other time periods.

Random Date Generator

This random date generator allows users to generate a number of random dates for any calendar year, allowing for limitors such as the ability to exclude specific days of the week and allowing a maximum number of dates per month.

Hours Calculator

This multiple outlet hours calculator determines total annual and weekly operating hours, as well as annual non-overlapping hours for libraries with multiple outlets.