The library is one of the reasons I happily pay my taxes!
I came to the East Columbia Branch to utilize the passport services. I worked with Darcy in person, and prior to my visit to the branch. I'll sum up my experience as EXCELLENT. Darcy was personable, knowledgeable, and efficient. Darcy knew the answer to e
I wanted to say how much fun we had today at the Miller branch with Miss Donna at the 3, 2 Fun class. Her upbeat attitude and energetic presentations were very engaging for my 2.5yo daughter. Miss Donna's energy matches my daughter's levels which is hard
Our lives would crumble without the written word! Thank you all for keeping our minds active and being the best darn library!
Perfect thank you all for the terrific job you�ve been doing during the pandemic. You deserve a medal.
Thank you!! Appreciate all the work you're doing to keep books and reading accessible.
It's cool that the library is opened up some now - I'm looking forward to coming in sometime. And you had such beautiful flowers the last time I was in there! I hope you all are having a wonderful April!
thank you for all your good work!
Many thanks!
Thank you for your hard work!
Thank you for your service!
Thanks very much!
Thank you for all you do.
Thank you!! 😊
Thank you!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you so much!!
Thank you! from Robert, Krish, Yi, Ulrich, Donna, Jessica, Jennifer, David, Alexis, David, Amanda, Adrian, Sandra, Michele, Alexander, James, Linda, Kali, Sohyun, Elizabeth, James, Donna, Nicholas, JoD, Helen, Mary, James, Elizabeth, Loni and Alexa.
You all work so hard and I as well as other people appreciate it. I love books and love coming to the library, even though this year was different you all still made reading books a possibility for me. Thank You!
I have always loved HC libraries, but this past year, you have been my lifeline. Online books and contactless pickup kept our family supplied with interesting reads. Thank you for tirelessly working to keep our community supported and cared for!
Thank you! We went today and my 8 year old walked in and said �it�s so nice to be back! I�m just so excited.�
Thank you for all you have done this year to keep books in the hands of HoCo residents. Today we went inside the library. Many kids and I were sooooo excited!!!!! Thank you for all that you do!
The East Columbia branch has done an amazing job with the book bundles. They have been fantastic.
Although it was also great to be able to come and browse last week.
It's cool that the library is opened up some now - I'm looking forward to coming in sometime. And you had such beautiful flowers the last time I was in there! I hope you all are having a wonderful April!
I wanted to reach out and say thank you so much for a great Battle of the Books. Layla and her team enjoyed the competition and most of all enjoyed reading the books. HCLS is awesome!! They enjoyed dancing to the music.
I enjoyed the wonderful books I receive in my book bundle. Thank you thank you! I�m looking forward to her next book bundle! Loves this idea!
Contactless pick-up has been a godsend. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to reserve my books and schedule a pick-up time. I love to read, and this has kept me connected. Thanks so much!
Thank you staff for your help in getting books to us without compromising anyone... it's well organized.
Thanks for all your efforts! I really appreciate being able to drop by and pick up my requested materials. I feel like I'm getting a gift bag every single time!
Thank you again for organizing a great event! Our team, Teacher�s Pets� had so much fun preparing for the big event and on the day of the event! You and your team did a fabulous job!
Thank you so much it was really helpful to go to the library in the pandemic.
I just wanted to say thanks to all of the library staff for staying open during the pandemic and providing an essential service to the sanity of this household. We really appreciate that we were able to borrow movies and books through the pandemic.
Thank you all so much for the excellent work you have been doing during this difficult time. I would never have maintained sanity thru the pandemic if not for books and contactless pickup thru the library. I am so impressed with the staff.
Thank you for working so hard to provide patrons access to library materials through contactless pickup! What a gift! Looking forward to soon seeing your smiling eyes above your masks!
Thanks for being able to order books and then pick them up. It was a LIFE SAVER in this pandemic!
For the past six years Peter Nguyen has enabled the Alta Readers to grow and benefit from the HoCoLibrary. Thank you so very much Pete!
Thanks for all of your hard work!
Thanks for all of your hard work!
Thank you for your work!!
Thanks for all that you are doing in these unusual times.
Happy spring, everyone! Stay well, we'll see you all soon!! Many thanks,
Thanks for the great service!
Thank you for your work! 😊
Thanks for the GREAT job during pandemic!!!
Thank you very much. Stay safe and stay well.
Thank you for everything! We appreciate you
Thank you for doing this. I really appreciate it 😊
We love our weekly library trips! Will the library be open on Saturday the 3rd? Otherwise we'll have to sneak in one more trip before that weekend. Either way, I hope you all have a wonderful Good Friday!
Thank you for making library materials accessible and reading fun! You all are appreciated. Stay safe and be blessed!
Oh I can�t wait to see everyone�s smiles!😊 I missed you! I am grateful for all the work you did behind these closed doors for the entire year! Our routine was still going for us to pick up our materials no matter what. THANK YOU!
About Overdrive: Thank you, you've opened up a whole new world for me.
Thank you for the wonderful services.
So can I come in and hang out and read magazines now??? Please?? But seriously, you guys really are fantastic.
I was in NYC the other day and someone who lives there was bragging about their public library. I said "Hey, you're full of crap - Howard County has the best library in the country!" I couldn't say 'world' because London has a great system themselves.
Thank you!!! I so appreciate you and the library!!
To Debbie B: Just wanted to say that even though I don't participate in the Zoom calls, I love that you send out emails and links related to the topics covered [in Pins & Needle Arts]. It is very nice.
Thank you SO much!
Thanks for all of your hard work!
My husband really enjoyed the last Connie Willis book I picked up for him and I'm sure he's going to love this one too!
Laurel is very excited to read the next book in this series about owls - she asks about this book nearly every day! Of course, we are keeping her busy with your other books too! Thank you so much for your help and I hope you are having a wonderful spring
I wish to express my sincere thanks to the staff at HC Library for their dedication during these uncertain times. Can't wait to see you in person.
All stay safe.
but the time you spend getting what any of us want to read is simply amazing. Can't wait to get back to the Savage library and see your smiling faces. That will be a HAPPY DAY.
You librarians have done a super job of getting books I wanted into the bags and all with fast dispatch. I knew you librarians were brilliant at finding books not in Howard County libraries,
I am so very grateful for the staff at Glenwood and I can�t wait to see them in person and thank them myself.
I would like to thank the entire staff at Glenwood. Every single time I called the library over the past year the staff member who answered the phone was AWESOME. The amount of help, expertise and empathy they showed to me was above all expectations.
Having books available at this time has made a huge difference in helping this year feel more normal. Thanks for all your hard work!
I want to express my appreciation for the library staff offering us contactless pickup during this pandemic. I read 70-90 books a year and only from the library.
The services, that you have provided, have gotten us through this difficult time. Having library books has provided a small semblance of normalcy. Thank you all. You are AMAZING!
As a retired employee of the esteemed Howard County Library System, I congratulate all of the current staff for your excellent delivery of services during these challenging times.
Kudos to all of you...from the top executive decisions to those who do the "grunt work", you are
all greatly appreciated!! Contactless pick-up is wonderful!! There is nothing you could have done better. Perfect!
I just want to express my deepest appreciation for the way that HCLibrary has handled the pandemic.
With all the services you have offered, I felt all my "library needs" were fulfilled!
Thank you, and thanks for keeping us safe!
This is great news. Thanks for the great service you have continued to provide us!
Thank you for your prudence and patience in reopening while continuing to offer library services. Looking forward to joining you in person again soon 🙂
Thanks for your creative and continuing services over the last year. You showed once again why the Howard County Library System is so highly rated - so greatly appreciated.
Thank you too for planning a cautious and prudent path out of the fog of COVID. We want the scourge to go away. But we want to do it safely.
I just wanted to reach out and say huge kudos to your team during this pandemic. The library is such a valuable resource to our community. It is so nice to be able to have the contactless pickup during these times. We love our Glenwood Library!
Thank you for staying open so that we were able to obtain the books we wanted to read. Also, we appreciate all of your hard work and that you kept us safe.
we love the library, and the staff has always been very helpful.
Your contact less pick up and drop off has been a GREAT through all this ! I have used it weekly for books and supplies! Thank all of your for for tireless and magnificent service!
My favorite part of the week is picking up my bag of new books for the library. Thank you, to all the library staff who makes that possible.
Stay safe and I look forward to browsing in person again.
Thank you! We miss our library staff!
Thank you very much - looking forward to browsing the shelves at some point and really appreciate your great service to the community.
Thanks for all you do!
Thank you very much for keeping me engaged in my studying and reading.
Thank you so much! Amazon just removed this series from Prime and we have been really missing it.
I'm excited to have Laurel read A Wrinkle in Time because I know it was one of my favorite books as a girl. Thank you for having all of these books available for us to borrow! And I hope you are enjoying the spring weather!
Thanks for all you do!
THANKS!
Thank you so much for all you do! It is very much appreciated.
Thank you! You guys rock!
Thanks very much!
Thank you for all you do! 😊
Thank you for all your hard work !!
Thank you, kindly for all your excellent work!!!
Thank you - hope and your families are well!
Thanks for helping to keep us sane this past year!
Love the new walk-through pick-up area! Thanks for all you do to help keep us safe and healthy!!
(To Julie) I just wanted to thank you for helping me fix, edit, and structure my NHD Paper and helping me with my bibliography. I just learned that I got 1st place in my category and am moving onto the next level (states).
(YouTube Class by Sook) I love her animated voice and how she interacts with the kids who may be watching. So engaging, funny, and entertaining. I am an adult and I just love watching her and her creative ways of teaching simple topics to children.
(YouTube Class by Jereme) Wow, this is beautiful. Well done! I came looking on YT on how to create a mosaic image with paper showing detail, varying values and dimension. Yours is exactly what I was looking for.
We're so grateful for your work and how the HOCO library system continues to provide us with books. Each visit is such a treat of us! Thank you again!
Also, thank you for the update on the Overdrive access. This would have been a lonely, trying year without you and the library staff. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for your immediate reply. How kind to take the time to request replacement audio books. It's more than I could have asked for.
I enjoyed the sunny day by walking to my favorite place...the library.
Thank you so much for your sweetness and being there to help me to get my book. I have not picked up a book during this covid time, but I am so happy that I know I can because you helped me. Libraries truly are indispensable.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!!!
Thanks very much!
Hope that you're enjoying the start of spring! Thank you for all that you do!
We really appreciate that you have books for all the family!
THANK YOU ALL! STAY WELL, SEE YOU SOON 😀
You are doing a wonderful job! Thank you!!
Many thanks!
As always, thanks for what you do and how you do it!
Films That Connect Us is one of the BEST things to emerge from the pandemic.
I don't know what we would have done without your contactless, perfect pick up service during the past year....thank you!
The Howard County Library is by far the best library on planet earth...sincerely, I mean that.
Belated thanks to Angie for Ghana Reader -- extremely helpful!
DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D DO WITHOUT YOU, MANY MANY THANKS!
You guys are amazing! Thank you for all you do to keep libraries open.
As always, Many thanks. Stay safe.
Thanks for keeping us supplied with books! I don't know what we'd do without the library! <3
Can't wait to get the new book in the Guardians of Gahoole series! Thank you so much for all you do!
thanks for being so helpful and accommodating.
Many thanks. You are wonderful to keep up so well! Stay safe.
First time picking up. Excited to use the hcls to learn!
Thank you so much for all your work. You guys are working hard. Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for all your efforts! Our whole family is so grateful!
Thank you again for nourishing our family of voracious readers!
Thank you so much!
Thank you very much! 😊
Thank you very much!
Thank you! Stay safe!
THANKS!
Thanks!!!!!
Thank you so much for all you do.
Thanks for all you do!
Thank you so much for all you do!
Thank you so much! I appreciate you all.
Thank you for your assistance and continued support😊
I just want to say how much I appreciate the contactless pickup! Books have been a great escape these days. Thank you!
Our library pick up is the highlight of our week! Thank you!!
Thank you for all the work you're doing to keep books in our lives!
Thanks so much � stay well!
Thanks - you guys are great!
Hope you all were able to stay safe!
Stay safe!
Feel better!
Thank you so much! We love our library so much!
Kudos for the work you do!
Hi Ms. Julie, Your encouraging words are a true highlight of this class! I know that it really means a lot to my son (and me!!) that you take the time to really look at his builds and make meaningful remarks about them!!
Thank you so much! You all are a treasure! I hope you all know how much we appreciate you and I hope people are telling you!
I always feel funny, ordering literally hundreds of books for my kids, and the unseen hands that put it all together into those nice brown bags waiting for us - I can't begin to describe how appreciative we are.
Thanks - you guys are great!
I hope you all are able to stay safe on this snowy/icy weekend! Thank you as always for keeping my daughter stocked with books for reading!
Thanks so much!
Thank you sooooo much for your kindness and excellent service.
WE MISS YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU IN PERSON. STAY WARM AND STAY WELL, EVERYONE!
Feel better!
Thank You!!!
Thank you so much! I hope the person who tested positive recovers quickly.
Truly the best of all library systems! Thank you for all your hard work and creative thinking during this time. All the electronic resources are amazing!
My husband is taking a French class and was thrilled to see that Le Monde is available through ProQuest. He was surprised that the University of Maryland doesn't have access to it. Thanks for providing this valuable online tool.
You are the best!!! Thanks for being there for all of us! Access to our beloved library during this crazy Covid time is very much appreciated.
Thank you for all that you do and for your continued commitment to the health and safety of the library staff and patrons. I admire the contactless pickup system that you devised, and I'm so grateful for everything that you do besides that. Thank you.
While I really miss taking my family to the library in person, I fully support the decision to stay closed, and the contactless pickup is honestly the easiest thing I do in any given week, you've made it so simple. Thank you.
I want to say how incredibly grateful I am that the HoCo Libraries have been operating the way that they are. I couldn't be happier with the service, and the decision to remain closed to the public.
Thank you! Hope you all did ok during the snow closure.
Thank you so much for everything you do. Personnel is so helpful! Thank you.
Thank you for getting my books for me!
Many thanks for helping to keep me sane during this crazy time! :>)
Thank you!!!!!
Thank you for all that you do.
Thank you so much!!!
Thank you so much!
Thanks and have a good weekend!
We are always thankful to you for helping my daughter to have a wide variety of books to read! She has easily read over 100 books so far this school year and it's only halfway over! Please stay warm and safe this week!
Thank you! You ladies & gentlemen are GREAT!
I just want you to know how much I appreciate Teresa's help on showing me resources for practice licensing exams. Every time I do a practice exam, I think of Teresa
Thank you for all of your work. We love being able to continue reading and learning! Thank you!!
Thanks for continuing to provide excellent library services to Howard County residents! Hope you are all staying safe and healthy.
Thank you so much for offering this service, it is the highlight of the week for my kids. We so appreciate you!!!
Thank you very much for providing this service. I really, really appreciate it and hope others do as well.
STAY HEALTHY, EVERYONE - YOU'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US!
Thank you for your excellent service.
Thank you! Stay safe!
Thanks for offering this service. Howard County Public Library is the best!
Thank you for doing this. I really appreciate you. Thanks again!
Thanks for working so hard to keep us well supplied with LOTS of reading material!
Thank you so much!
Thank you...stay well!
Thank you. Stay safe!
Thank you!! (X25)
Many thanks!
You are appreciated 😊
Thank you for all that you do! I hope all of you are ready for the snow that seems to be coming our way Sunday and Monday! Will be nice to have some new books to read while we're snowed in!
We miss our Savage librarians so much! We are incredibly grateful for the hard work of all the HCLS. I wouldn't be able to keep our family's homeschool running without you, your hard work makes educating our sweet boys possible.
Thank you for everything you do! I depend on your services to give my children a much broader range of information than we have on our home book shelves and I am grateful for how easy to use and well organized the library is.
Thank you so much for motivating kids during crazy times 😊
[ChromeBook and HotSpot] is an amazing program! This has really helped me!
Thanks so much for organizing all this! I really appreciate it 😊
As always, thanks for all you do...and so well!
Thanks for all of your hard work and for keeping our libraries open! We appreciate you!
As always, many thanks!
THANKS!!!
I hope you have a great day 😊
Thank you so much for being such a terrific library team during COVID.
Thank you for all you do!
Thank you to everyone for all that you do. You are THE BEST! Stay healthy and safe 😀
Thank you so much!
Thank you for all that you're doing!
Thank you for all your hard work. It is very much appreciated.
Thanks, and have a good weekend!
Thanks for all of your hard work. Can't wait to get back into the branch and see you all again!
Thank you for helping me to get books in the pandemic. I really appreciate the effort into helping me read all of my favorite books and more! Thank you again.
I love using library artwork as a background on Zoom calls. My coworkers enjoy seeing new artwork and comment positively on it. Love this service!
Thanks so much for continuing to provide excellent service to the Howard County Community during COVID. We appreciate you! 😊
THANK YOU for gathering my books. I miss the library so much! Stay safe! 😊
I hope you're staying warm with all of this cold weather we've been having. Wanted to let you know she really liked the Elephant Rescue book. Thanks for all that you do!
Thank you!! May 2021 be a good year for all of us.
Thank you for all your help during the hard time!
Thanks for all that you do for our community!
Thank you very much for providing this service!
Thank you for everything that you do.
Thank you for all that you do.
Thank you very much for all your work.
Thank you so much. What a wonderful service you are providing to the public as we endure this pandemic.
Thank you for all the work you do during this difficult time to allow your patrons to enjoy library services!
Congratulations, too, on the recognition for being a top-notch library. I couldn't agree more.
Thank you so much for helping us run our food drive and give back to the community! 🙂
I'm watching WJZ Evening News on January 11th. There was a story about HCLS and being a Five-Star library. Well, it's true. Our house loves the county library, and deserves more than five stars. Thanks for all you've done for us here in HoCo!
Thank you for all that you do.
Thank you for access to hoopla and kanopy (I now they're expensive resources).
Thank you for maintaining curb side even as COVID cases rise.
Stay safe!
Hi, Thank you for all that you have done for us. I can't wait to enjoy the book 4 February MS book club. 🙂 Thanks again.
Thank you! We appreciate that you are doing this. 😊
Thank you so much for the great work you do!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL THE ASSOCIATES AT HCLS!!
Thank you for all you are doing to keep us with books and such!
Thank you for doing this. It means a lot and we appreciate you! 😊
The HCLS staff I have worked with have always been helpful. I also appreciate that you have risked your own health and safety so that the rest of us can still read books and continue learning. Thank you for everything you do!
We LOVE LOVE LOVE you guys. You are an indispensable resource.
Not only are the services you provide top-notch, but your employees and volunteers are exactly the type of caring and intelligent people that any organization would be proud to have providing its front line contact with the public.
Again, thank you!
THANK YOU so much for being part of what I believe to be the BEST. library. system. ever! HCLS is always expanding its services and coming up with new and creative ways to touch and inform its consumers.
Thank you and happy holidays! We miss coming to your library!
Thank you for this wonderful service!!
Thank you to everyone for your work, keeping us sane during these trying times. You are treasures and I deeply appreciate the work that all of you do for all of us. It does not go unnoticed.
Hi! My daughter and I both have books at the same time now! The books have been great to have over winter break. I hope you had a wonderful New Year's Eve and New Year's Day!
BEST WISHES FOR A HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR WONDERFUL LIBRARY STAFF! HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN PERSON SOON.
Happy Kwanzaa! and Happy New Year! Thanks for keeping checkouts & returns working!! Stay safe and well.
Thank you for all of your hard work!!!
Thank you for all that you do! Very much appreciated 😊
Thanks once again for all you do to make borrowing materials possible!
I wanted to thank you and your staff for the amazing commitment and hard work during the pandemic. I am so grateful that we are able to keep up our library reading from the safety of our homes. You and your team have done an amazing job.
Wanted to let you know how much I appreciated the help of Khaleel at the Miller Br in making sure I had all the books I had placed on hold. Our library has ALWAYS had great employees to work with, sometimes, you find one who deserves a special thanks.
Thank you so much for using Overdrive for ebook rentals! I love it!!! Happy holidays.
Thanks so much for all of your hard work and your time pulling books for the community; it�s much appreciated!!
Thanks for all of the help that you are giving to us!
Thank you sooooo much and happy holidays to you. Thanks to the very diligent work of the library personnel, I can keep studying Portuguese and Italian, watching my favorite movies, and maintaining a "normal" life.
Thanks for being open we appreciate it!
Thanks for all you do! Has made a huge difference in our lives under the current circumstances.
Thank you, y'all are doing an amazing job! We love the bundle bags! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Happy winter holidays to all our wonderful HCLibrary staff!! We miss seeing you and wish you all a HEALTHY new year 😀
Thank you for all that you do! You are all much appreciated. Happy Holidays to you and yours
I loved my bundle bags! I was introduced to new authors, found books I would not have otherwise; there were a couple that I didn�t enjoy and returned quickly. Great idea!
Happy Holidays to all our library workers. Thank you for all you do to keep our county reading, watching and learning during this crazy time!! I love the way you gave us all access to materials while keeping everyone safe! Thanks!!
I love and miss coming into the Savage library. However, I am so grateful that you figured out a way to safely continue to serve us. I hope everyone is staying safe in there and know that the community misses your smiling faces!
So impressed by how the library consistently evolves to serve the Howard County community. From my first experiences as a child in the mid-60's at the old Miller branch to all of the library branches & their ever-expanding offerings, I marvel.
We're so thankful we're able to still get books this way! We are homeschooling this year and contactless pickup has been AMAZING for us. And the book bags are so well curated! Thanks!
This is so wonderful; thank you so much! I really appreciate all of your time and hard work (more than I can express, truly)!
You have so much material we might never have enough pandemics to get through them all. It's great to live in a top-rated library area.
Loved the video! How clever. Thanks to all who are there for us! Many thanks and Happy 2020 (!) Holidays!
No one can beat me in the game of �My library�s better than your library!"
I am a walking commercial for my library!
Thanks for making this service possible.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE! WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US. STAY WELL, WE'LL SEE YOU IN 2021
Thank you for helping us to survive life without direct access to the library.
I will be walking over to the library as I live not far away. I will wear a mask. Thank you for all that you are doing!
Thank you for everything you do!
Thank you. Stay safe! Happy Holiday Season!
Thank you for all your hard work!
Thank you, kindly!!!
Thanks so much! Have a good weekend!
We love our weekly library trips! It will be great for my daughter to have books to read over Christmas break! Merry Christmas to you all! I hope you will be able to share it with loved ones safely whether in person or virtually!
Happy holidays and thanks for all you do.
Happy holidays to everyone in the HCLS - and thank you!!!
You've been a saving grace in this pandemic. Thank you and happy holidays!
I have enjoyed reading e-books more than ever! Thank you!!!
The library has been amazing this year! What a blessing!
I just showed this to my 8-year-old and she said, �I can�t imagine my life without books.� From a mom who has checked out hundreds and hundreds of books over the years, thank you for keeping our love of books going this year!
Merry Christmas I hope to be back in Howard County Library sometime in 2021 I missed coming in and I missed seeing everyone. We�re all in this together.
Happy Holidays HCPL. Special holiday cheer to Miller Branch for going above and beyond for our little girls!! Thank you so much!
We don�t say thank you enough.
I just wanted you folks to know what a fantastic job I think you�re doing and what a great service the public library in HoCo is. Thanks so much for your hard work!
Let me take this opportunity to thank you and the entire Howard County Library staff for the wonderful work you have always done and continue to do during the quarantine. I hope you and all your families enjoy a joyous holiday season and a healthy 2021.
I hope you all are having a wonderful time preparing for the holidays and staying safe and healthy! Thanks for picking out the tree books for my daughter! It's really great to find some educational books to mix in with all of the magic & princess stories!
Dear Library People, Thank you so, so much for staying open during covid! I probably speak for a lot of people when I say that I�m reading more than ever before. And I get to use the paper bags for my recycling. Best Regards,
Thank you! We all appreciate what you are doing in this hard time.
Thank you so much for everything you do. You guys are a ray of sunshine during these very difficult times. Hope I do get to see you all soon.
Thank you sooo much for all you do. I look forward to the day I can thank you in person.
As always, thanks for all you do. Miss you all. 🙂 Stay well.
Thanks for making this service possible.
THANK YOU! Take care.
Thank you so much for all of your hard work!
Thank you again and I'll be bringing mittens et al for the "tree"!
Thank you! Happy Holidays!
Thank you to all the library staff in your process of making sure that we have access to books! The contactless system/process that has been implemented is really phenomenal.
Thank you so much for enabling us to pursue hobbies, bring smiles and laughter to our children, and enabling us to escape this difficult year in a good book. May you all stay safe!
You guys are the glue that is holding these difficult times together. Thanks for coming to work and helping my little family feel connected to their community and to the fictional friends we continue to make. Book wizards to the rescue.
You all are always so helpful! You are a light of sunshine in these times.
Thank you! You guys are awesome, and we can't wait to get back in!
I so appreciate the HCLS staff, especially those at my home base - Central. I miss your warm, in-person greetings, and browsing the stacks in person. But you all have made �distance� browsing and contactless pickup as close to �in person� as possible.
I am local. I live in Silver Spring. I'm fortunate to be able to visit many of your libraries. I spend a lot of time in Howard County libraries. I love Howard County!
I look forward to this class (Films That Connect Us) every Monday -- don't know what I'd do without it.
Thank you so much for your GREAT list of recommendations! He has read four of them already and two of those books are part of series so we have enough to keep us busy for a while! Thanks again!
Thank you. It's nice to get such a quick, personal response... stay well!
You folks are amazing! You have been creative in fashioning a work around to the COVID, and in developing and offering alternative, virtual programs. You are not rated one of the best libraries in the country for nothing. Terrific work! Thank you.
I have never been more grateful and appreciative (after almost 50 years in this community) for the public library system in Howard County. We will be making a donation soon to support your important work!
We are grateful for everything! The fact that you guys are still out there risking your lives to get us books is AMAZING!!! We are glad that we still have access to books even during these difficult times!
Thank you guys, each and every one of you, for providing us the opportunity for contactless pickup so we may still enjoy the amazing resources the library has to offer. You guys ROCK!!
Thank you so much for your help
Chat option made things very easy
We appreciate everything you do
So many other people like myself, cannot emphasize how much we are thankful for you. Thank you for all that you do, such as helping/assisting us throughout the day! I am so grateful that we are allowed to get books safely and quickly. Thank you!!!!
Thank you for your hard work to make books still available for us!
We are so grateful to the HCLS staff for helping our homeschool be successful. I can't imagine not having the books we need to support our kids' learning.
Thank you so much for this service. My kids are so excited each time we get new library books!
Thank you for helping us get through the pandemic with good books!
Thanks for keeping the Library running so well in this difficult time for one and all! Happy Thanksgiving (the next one should be much better)!
Hello wonderful library staff! Thank you for your email reminding me to return the ukulele. Thank you so much. I had such an amazing time learning the instrument. It brought me so much joy.
Thanks so much for all your efforts to keep us in books!
You guys are great.
Thanks for all your efforts to keep us reading!
Thanks again for keeping us sane (-ish)!
Thank you to all the staff there at the Library for offering this distance material pick up. We greatly appreciate it!
Thank you!! We love our library!
Thanks for arranging these pickups. A huge help.
Thanks for keeping the library operating so well in these difficult times!
Thanks for making books available! Have a good day 😁
Thank you for all your help in supporting us during this crazy time! You are appreciated!
Thanks for all that you are doing to keep us well stocked with library goodies!
THANKS EVERYONE! LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL IN PERSON SOMEDAY SOON!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate your working hard to continue to supply our community with books!
I hope the library pickup service will find a way to stay open but more importantly, I hope you guys are staying safe and healthy!
Thanks for being awesome!
Thank you! Appreciate what you are doing to keep us reading!
We loved the book bundles! That was such a fun treat! Thank you for offering this new service.
Thank you @HoCo_Library for making contactless pick up so easy!
I have been using contactless pickup since it began. I just want to say what a fabulous way to enable the public to continue reading and DVD viewing.
I appreciate what you all do so that we can continue reading etc. I certainly miss being able to browse as one did before the pandemic. I also appreciate the help I have been given when I asked a question about a book from the lobby. Stay safe, everyone.
Thanks so much for ALL your hard work and dedication to making it possible for people to get books during this difficult time. You are the BEST!!!
Good job during these trying times. You folks always shine brightly.
Just wanted to provide a very deserving compliment to our Library staff. They are currently operating a �Contactless Pickup� system and are extremely organized which is appreciated.
Just wanted to express my appreciation for the efforts you all are making to allow contactless pickup. We just got new books and it is such a joyous time for all!
A haiku for you: HoCo Library; My favorite bright spot now; Joy in bags curbside.
I want you to know that the library has had tremendous impact on my life and I treasure my electronic library card. It has been a huge factor in getting thru this difficult time!
I just wanted to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the services you all are providing. It has been such a treat to pick up new books for my son to keep him busy during this pandemic.
Thanks for all you guys are doing.
I think you are all doing wonderful work! I have been very satisfied with contactless pickup and I definitely look forward to a future return to visiting in person! Please continue to stay safe and thanks to the whole staff for all their help!
Thank you so much for all the work you and the library staff handle during these difficult times.
Thank you to all of the library staff for the wonderful job you are doing to get items to your patrons. It is a monumental task, but I have been very impressed with the way this task has been carried out.
I just wanted to say thank you. These are tough times, and you have managed them well by setting up this efficient and easy pickup system. I know the work you are all putting into this on the back end--please know that the front end appreciates your time
I just picked up our first [Bundle] bag for my son. It's perfect! Giant thank you to the librarian who picked the books! All 6 are his style and all new to us. I'm so excited to have a selection of books for him to choose from! Thank you!
The Bundle Bag was just what I needed to help a 4th grade friend with reading. I miss going to the library to pick out books, however this was the next best thing. Great idea! Thank you!
I love this idea [Bundle Bags]! I really miss browsing inside the library and this scratches that itch.
This [Bundle Bags] is exactly what we�ve been missing. What a brilliant idea you magical librarians.
Dear Howard County Library System,
Your bundle bags are awesome.
- An appreciative father of a "Beginning Reader"
Love HCLS!
