- “My father (name omitted) passed away on December 31, 2007. When I went down to Miami to bury him this last week, I saw the last books you had sent him in his room, put them in their bags and posted them back to you. I hope you received them. I cannot tell you how much pleasure your kind service did for him in his last months. His body was totally spent, but his mind was right there and fortunately with your large print books, he was able to read. He told me he read up to 2 and 3 books a week. What a wonderful thing you all do there. Thank you for adding to the quality of my dad's life.” Sarah S.
- “Thank you for all the nice things you do. You always make sure I have books to read. At 90 I do not get out much.” Sophie S.
- “All of these [selections] were superb. Thank you again 4 choosing such wonderful books 4 me 2 read. Since I can't get out much they are really my salvation. Thanks again.” Paulette D.
- “I am so grateful to each of you at Connections who are so good to make my life happier.” Mary W.
- “Thank you so much for everything you’ve done for my Mom.” Donna C.
- “I am writing this “Thank you” note for the information on the flip top bed tray you made it possible for me to obtain. Your devotion and care for this R.A.S.P. (Remarkable Aging Smart Person) for almost two decades merits accolades!!! Thank you again for doing the internet and aiding my “need to read” both vertically and horizontally with great ease.” Jeane S.
- “I really appreciate what you all are doing for me. It sure makes my days brighter and I’m sure God will bless you.” Judy M.
- Thanks to [you] for your choice of books. My life is happy and fulfilled.” Ruth F.
- “Connections is a real life saver… many, many thanks for all your hard work!”
- “Thank you for all your help and care. The young women who choose the books should be commended as they do a marvelous job of sending books according to taste.”
- “Thank you for your excellent service all year. It is really appreciated.”
- “Thank you all nice people from Connections. Service greatly appreciated.”
- “To all you wonderful people that make our lives so much more enjoyable…blessings!”
- “I really appreciate what you all are doing for me. It sure makes my days brighter & I’m sure God will bless you.”
- “You again have out done yourself…thanks again and again and again.”
- “Enclosed is my check [to the Friends of the Miami-Dade Public Library System] in thanks for the many pleasurable hours I have spent perusing the books which Connections has sent to me. The young women who choose the books should be commended as they do an marvelous job of sending books according to taste. Gratefully…”
- “Thanks again for everything you have sent me. Your books and VHS tapes have helped me tremendously to relax – and enjoy my time.”
- "You and your staff have made such a positive impact on my life. I wanted to thank you again. I am feeling much better now and am able to get out and to the library. If I should get worse and again become homebound, I will immediately rejoin. Thanks for your work."
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"First of all, thank you, thank you for the listing that you sent. The selection you have so kindly selected has been perfect. I have been able to read books I would have not had the opportunity to do so. And discover new writers. Again, heartfelt gratitude."
- From Dedication Notes, page V, Havana Recalled I: Killer Kin by Juan del Cerro: “The CONNECTIONS group of the Miami-Dade Public Library System help in so many different ways, anonymously, and with kindness. To them, my sincere gratitude and affection.”
- “Thank you sincerely for the many good days the books give me.”
- “I cannot tell you how much I have appreciated receiving books from Connections. Thank you again.”
- “I had such a good day today. I met the young people who have been sending me books in the mail for the past eight years. I have come to know them by their first names over the phone, but today, I met them. They have introduced me to so many authors that I would never have ‘met.’ I cannot begin to make you know how much these lovely people have enriched my life. What would I have done had I not known about this wonderful service they provide? When I talk to them on the phone with a question I can hear the smile in their voice. Thank you.”
- “You have enriched my life. You cannot fathom how much I appreciate you… Bless you.”
- “Thank you for all you do for the handicapped.”
- “Thank you so much for ‘Connections!’ It is important in my life.
- “I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your life-enhancing outreach service. I am almost ninety and your wonderful (staff) couldn’t be more helpful and gracious! Your service helps me maintain my mental acuity. The Talmud teaches us that ‘when you open the covers of a book, you are as a stranger coming to the gates of a new city.’ Many, many thanks.”
- "I would like to thank you for a service that is so appreciated by homebound individuals. My mother was an avid reader and your services made it possible for her to continue to do what she loved. Keep up the good work."
- "I am truly grateful for the great service you had rendered to me. Being in an Assisted Living Facility, reading your books have been very important to me. Thank you!"
- “Please continue the books-by-mail. They are part of my lifeline.”
- “Connections has been very important to me and I want to thank Miami-Dade and all the library staff for this great service to me in my 88th year.”
- "Your services eased the long hours for my mother and permitted her to pursue her hobby: to grow physically, mentally, and spiritually. Many blessings.”
- “Connections saved my life!”
- “You girls at Connections are so good to us old ladies. And the books have really saved my life. My heartfelt thanks.”
- "Thank you for the wonderful books. It's like getting a present every two weeks."
- "As an oldie (99 years), I greatly appreciate this service and am glad that you can make it possible for me to continue reading. Thanks very much and hope you will continue servicing me."
- "Happy Holidays! And thank you for the good services through the year."
- "We have been using your homebound service for quite a few years, and the time to say thank you has long passed. However, I do want you to know how much the service has meant to me. I don't know who funds the program but they should know how important it has become to the homebound and even more so, how accommodating, courteous and efficient you all work and care for your clients. My sincere thanks to all of you."
- "I am so thrilled with this service, thank you so much!!!"
- "Thank you. Your selections are great."
- "Just a few lines to say 'Thank you' & to let you know that I appreciate all that you do. Reading has kept me sane, & you don't realize how much you really are a part of my recovery. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. ? "
- "I just want to thank you personally for all the work you do to keep me in wonderful reading material. Thank you so much."
- "I want to thank you so much for your care & consideration in rendering this wonderful service. It has been a godsend for me. Thanks so much!"
- "Just a line to say thank you for your service. I think it's great, it's funny how you don't know what's available to you out there until something horrendous happens and then you have to learn. I am presently bedridden. I became paralyzed in a terrible accident, and books were always my friend, thank God I have you folks to help me, losing your independence is the horror of all horrors. Thanks for being my arms & legs for the time being ..."
- "I'm sorry to tell you that (patron) died on October 23rd at 94 years of age. She was found, sitting in her recliner chair with one of your books in her hands. Thanks so much for all you did to make her life happy."
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