Library Cats

My favorite library (other than The Brookfield Library, of course), was the Douglas County Library, in Minden, Nevada.  For a few years, we lived in the Carson Valley, and this was the only library my children ever were excited about visiting.  Why, you might ask?  It was the home of Baker and Taylor, two handsome Scottish Folds cats.

Baker and Taylor spent much of their time at the checkout counter delighting children and adults, and in 1988, Baker and Taylor became the official mascots of Baker & Taylor Books. Their photos now appear in advertisements and on posters, shopping bags, calendars, note cards and other material distributed at events. 

If you travel down to the Lyme

Public Library, you might have an opportunity to visit with Emma.  This pretty gray and white kitty came to the library in 1993 from a local shelter, and her favorite place is the stool at the circulation desk.   She's found that it's a great location for petting and stroking, and supervising the circ desk. She just celebrated her 10th anniversary as their library cat.


There's also a rumor of two library cats at the Hotchkiss Library in Sharon, CT, named Monte and Minouche, but no pictures were available.  A road trip is definitely in order to check this out..
 

If you haven't read Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, please put it on your "to be read" list"--it's available in regular and large print, audio and e-book, as well as for children.  This is a wonderful story about an abandoned kitten from the heartland, who transformed a sleepy library, inspired an  American town, and captured the hearts of animal lovers everywhere, and he'll certainly capture yours.