ABE/ESL Fall 2007 (Johnston)

Student Thank you letters illustrating acquisition of basic information literacy skills: WHERE and HOW to find information in the library.  Transcribed and posted with students' permission.

"I am grateful to get this small opportunity to write you this small letter.  In fact, madam, I'm going to thank you for all you did for me and to others by giving us the complete instructions to how books are picked up in your library not only that but also the library card.  Thank you, thank you indeed.  God bless you!" --Andrew

"I am thankful to you because you did spend your time and give us information about the library.  You was showing us library that time.  I feel like our friend give us information about library.  You gave us library cards.  It is helpful.  Some new student don't have but you listened it and immediately made library card for him." -- Dhemti

"I really appreciate what you have done for us and thank you for your time, and for giving us information about the library, and also for giving us the cards, and for explaining about everything audio, computers, newspapers, video, magazines.  Anyway thank you for everything." --Dubad

"Thank you for your time and for showing us the library.  For giving us information about the rules and lots of important things that will help me in the library.  Also thank you for your patient and be very nice to us." --Krzysztof

"I want to say something to you because today you helps for me to understand a lot of the new things from the library, like you show me how can I to used the books, cards and how to check them out from the library.  Wow!  It is everything very important to me when I get to the library and what I can do in the library, so it is anything I want to say thank you.  Thank you very much."  -- La-Kim

"I am thankful to you for give me a lot of knowledge about library.  I appreciate for your nice behavior for me.  You told me about rules of library.  You gave me information about how I check out books.  You told me how I can use audio, video, computers in the library.  You also tell us about which level books are good for me.  I can improve my reading and listening skills.  I am very thankful to you for give me an important information about library." --Ramandeep

"Thanks a lots for your helping, you very kind to gave us all information about the library and explained all of the important thing.  One again thank you very much and wish you have a good job and always happy." --Ai Truong

"Thank you for helping us and thanks for explain the library use about books or as everything.  Thank you so much appreciate." --Firsalemy

"First of all I would like to say thank you for giving us a tour I appreciate it.  Thank you for teaching us the rules of the library and a lots of things.  God bless you" --Elisapeta

"Thank you for all information.  For explaining us about how to check out books.  For giving us library card.  For explaining about oudio, computer, magazines and newspapers.  For explaining the rules of the library.  Thank you very much." --Blanca

"I am happy.  I come to library to big and beautiful.  You are the car them.  They are studene and mee.  I lik library.  Some day I come to school I go to library.  But today I thank you.  You are tex me look the book alound.  Tel me how can do computer.  You give me cards.  Thank for giving us information about the library.  For showing us the library.  For telling us check out books.  For esplaining about audio computers video/DVD." --Pichit

"What can you be thankful for?  For showing us the library and be nice for us and teach how write and speak better.  Thanks for help we our library cards for let us now how use the instalation of the library.  Thanks for these class and for be nice." --Luis

"I am thankful to you for giving us directions about the library.  You helped us appreciate about the library." --Pham

"Today, I came to library's Highline with my ESL class.  I very honored to meet you.  You devoted to guide for my class about all things.  You made for us the library cards, supplied of us all the information about the library.  I obtained to explain about audio, computers, magazines, newspapers, video, etc...by you.  I thanks you so lot about all the things."  --David

"I am so thankful for everything.  For everything you have helped me.  Thank you for telling us how to check out books, for explaining about audio, video/DVD, newpepers.  Thanks a lot."  --Dahamila

"Thank you for giving us information about the library.  We appreciate your help for explaining about: audio, computers, and books.  And appreciate your help for giving my library card."  --Alejandra

"Thank you for ?  I apreciate what you do for us.  For giving to my a library card.  Take your time.  To showing us the library giving all the information about the library." --Araceli