Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

December

Has anybody heard about this cat? It’s a true story, available in a book by the above-named title by author Vicki Myron.

It’s about a cat, full name Dewey Readmore Books, who was abandoned at, and later adopted by the Spencer Library in Spencer, Iowa. Here’s a pic of Dewey (wish I had a larger one):

Isn’t he precious!

Anyway, I don’t want to ruin the tale (no pun intended), but a colleague recommended the book to me today as a neat holiday gift for cat people, and a nice read. If you want to learn more, the Spencer Library has a terrific Web page about him.

Dewey Readmore Books was the resident cat at Spencer Public Library. He was put in the book return one cold January night in 1988. When the staff found him the next morning, they decided to adopt him.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 at 5:13 pm by Laurel Babcock.
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