Apparently library cats are a real thing.
Wikipedia defines library cats as “domesticated cats that live in public libraries worldwide. The association of cats with libraries continued from Middle Ages up to present day.”
Cats were used during the Middle Ages in monastery libraries to help control the rats who liked to feast on manuscripts.
Today however, they are there to “befriend patrons, boost librarian morale, and inspire reading and literacy programs.”
A real life example of a library cat is Dewey Readmore Books. He lived in the Spencer Public Library in Iowa for nineteen years.
His story is published in the book Dewey the Library Cat by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter. I highly recommend this sweet story if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet.
I wish my local library had a library cat. How about you?
If you’d like to learn a little more about current library cats I’ve included a link below:
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