Raves
From PPL Comments
- "A couple of weeks ago, on my way out of the library, I passed a book display by the jigsaw puzzles. I saw a book called Outwitting History, by Aaron Lansky who made it his life’s work to save Yiddish books before they were dumpstered. Well, first paragraph and he’s got me. Great narrative, folksy delivery, the booklover in me tearing up as I turned pages. I check it out. Take it home. Can’t put it down. I decide the author needs to know how striking a work I think he’s made. So I Google the organization he founded and email them asking them to pass on my thanks to the author. About 45 minutes later, I receive a very gracious email back from the gentleman and we exchanged some ideas about how to adapt his story for film. A great conversation and only possible because of the Prescott Public Library. How thankful I am."
- "I want to compliment you and your staff for a fine library! I travel a fair amount and books on compact disc make the miles go by. The pickup and drop boxes at the Prescott Community Center save a trip downtown and are open whenever I get home. You may have noticed that Prescott is not the largest town in Arizona. I am continually impressed with your collection. Thanks to the Yavapai Library Network libraries, very few of the books I look for are unavailable. Great job! The staff is always very helpful whenever any issue (normally my fault) comes up."
We agree the pickup boxes at the Prescott Community Center are pretty cool. When you place a hold, choose Prescott Community Center as your pickup location. When your book is available, we notify you, check it out to you, then place the item in an outdoor locker where you can retrieve it at your convenience.
- "Our library is a real plus to our community. It was the first thing we checked out on our first visit to town. We compared it to our hometown library, hoping it would be its equal. I think it is far better!!"
- "Don’t change a thing. This is a wonderful place." A Visitor from the UK
- "I am so impressed with our library, its programs, and most especially, its amazing staff."
- "I believe that the mural project is one of the greatest ideas. Developing community dialogue through art is fulfilling and reciprocal. My kids are big fans of the mice. Please make sure they are congratulated for their efforts. Cheers.”
- "Such wonderful work by the young artists painting the south entrance wall mural!!! Wow! Great portrait work, great overall design, composition, and choices of subjects. Kudos to all of you who helped and are helping."
- "What a great mural outside the back entrance. Very nice! I plan to show it to my out-of-town visitors."
We agree the Mural Mice did a fabulous job creating the Beyond Words mural. The mural outside the south entrance of the library depicts a 6,000 year history of books, libraries, and the great civilizations leading to Prescott and beyond. This project was a partnership of the Prescott Downtown Mural Project, Prescott Public Library, and the Friends of the Prescott Public Library, supported by community donations.
- "I think we must have the best library in the world right here in Prescott!"
- “It's a great thing you're doing by contacting so many residents and updating us about the goings on in our lovely town. I'll bet, like me, most of us didn't even know that most of these activities even existed! If any of the listed functions aren't handicap accessible, please let me know, as I am in a wheelchair. Thank you.”
All library activities are wheelchair accessible. We hope to see you soon!
- “We are Florida residents visiting family in Prescott. The Friends of the Library bookstore is the best we have ever seen.”
- “Thanks for considering electrical sensitivity issues when purchasing new computer monitors. I am so glad the library uses the Swedish TCO certified lower radiation screens!”
- “My fear, when I saws construction taking place at our library was that the atmosphere would be lost, however, on the contrary, I have in the past, spent much time in the old library and to my joy the renovation has even improved that wonderful atmosphere.”
- "Great library – best I’ve seen in my travels."
- “Thank you all so much for the job y’all do at the library! I LOVE this place!!!!!!!”
- “Keep up the good work for all library users...can't tell you what it means to me to have such a great library in a "small town"....you do good work.”
- “Speaking for my family, three cheers for the new book drop box at Fry's! Thank you!”
- “Such a sophisticated and energetic library! You should be very proud of the team you have put together and the enthusiasm that shows through.
- "I have been all over the world, and this library system is hands down the best I have ever seen."
- "I love this library. It's the service, and I know that takes a tremendous amount of work. I've never been in a library like this."
- “I just finished reading the latest issue of the Roundup. It is, indeed, a first-class publication, packed with terrific information about our library. . . PPL is the finest library I have every visited/used, and I use libraries wherever I am---all over the country.”
- “You and the PPL staff, its Friends and volunteers, and our community have set a new standard for the prototypical public library.”
- “I LOVE the Prescott Library - always have - but LOVE the new library even more - congratulations on a great building, great books, and especially a great staff.”
- “I wanted to tell you how impressed I am with the library. For several years now I have been listening to the books on tapes and CD’s, but in the last several months I have been taking advantage of the Hold system when searching for a book that I cannot find. I love the fact that there is access to books from libraries all over Arizona. In the last couple of months I have been checking out the DVD’s and Videos from the library too and it is great because you have so many movies that the movie rental places don’t even have. Then today, I went to pick up some books that I had on hold and found one that I have been waiting quite awhile for. But the really amazing thing is that it came from Harris County, Texas. Now that is really impressive! I had just been told that the only copy had been lost so they would keep looking, but I didn’t realize that you could look in Texas too. I am just amazed with how the library keeps getting better and better and so user friendly.”
- “A library cafe and outdoor reading area? Wow, I can hardly believe the luxury. You all at the library are making the users feel so pampered. “
- “Dear Prescott Public Library, I love you. I know these are bold words but they are true. I have loved you through your whole transition. It was difficult to see you at the mall. It depressed me to see your parts disjointed your books in storage and your true exoskeleton dismantled. But these exterior components are not what formulate my love for you. I won't lie though, your Bonnie Raitt Cd's and books containing glossy images of dinosaurs and mammals make this love multiply. At times when I stand in the glory of your new books section I am amazed that may small human heart can hold so much love. You are my one true desire and I am so proud of all you have accomplished. I will be there on your opening day in your brand new building. I'll be the one in the green jumpsuit. Your One True Love”
- “You are offering the two great things I have been hoping for. Coffee and downloads. Hurrah for the Prescott Library. Keep up the good work. You are already my favorite place to go in all of Prescott. A Very Faithful Patron”
- "We are summer residents. We rent a furnished apartment and chose it because it is so close to the library. We love your library. Most days I walk down to the square and then head for the library. My husband (age 82) drives down and we meet there. We are planning to move to Prescott and one of the main reasons is your wonderful library system."
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