 Dr. Bolin, Dr. Harlan, Dr. Main, the members of the Student Awards and Scholarship Committee and the entire School of Information Faculty, I can't thank you enough for giving me such a generous scholarship. The financial assistance and confirmation of the subject of my presentation both mean a great deal to me. Knowing that the committee found value in my presentation's content is deeply meaningful to me because while I find all the services offered by libraries to be critical to the community health, I believe homebound service is to the elderly and disabled to be among the most impactful to individual lives. In my presentation, I discuss the two pillars of story and human connection that these services offer this demographic who so often suffer from social isolation. These must-needed, positive personal interactions could coupled with materials that entertain and inform can transform homebound customers' lives. I am deeply grateful the committee found this topic to be worthy of the scholarship. I've been with Mid-Columbia Library System in Washington State for seven years and as I continue my career with this system, I know my MLIS with San Jose State University will allow me to even more effectively serve our homebound customers as well as the rest of our community. The greatest thanks, Jason.