{"id":5173,"date":"2021-08-23T03:08:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T11:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5173"},"modified":"2021-08-23T03:08:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T11:08:28","slug":"mindful-monday-cats-in-the-library-yes-please","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5173","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday \u2013 Cats in the Library? Yes, Please!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/OliviaBooks2-e1599136452372-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/OliviaBooks2-e1599136452372-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/OliviaBooks2-e1599136452372-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/OliviaBooks2-e1599136452372-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/OliviaBooks2-e1599136452372.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>I\u2019ve shared stories here before of working cats and library cats. I think we all find this concept fascinating. Don\u2019t you enjoy walking into a library, a bookstore, a pet store, or a veterinary hospital, etc. and seeing a cat strolling through the building or curled up napping on the counter or taking inventory of the merchandise or just greeting customers and patrons?<\/p>\n<p>I always smile when I walk into my chiropractor\u2019s <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/LilyBooks2019-e1574343567532-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/LilyBooks2019-e1574343567532-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/LilyBooks2019-e1574343567532-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/LilyBooks2019-e1574343567532-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/LilyBooks2019-e1574343567532.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>office or our local nursery and see the resident cat at work or play. Our local library had a cat at one time who would help students do their homework, assist patrons in choosing the right book, and mingle with people enjoying the outdoor secret garden. This week I happened upon a site that brought back memories of that cat and the calm that would spread <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CatVet-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CatVet-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CatVet-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CatVet.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>through me upon seeing him. I thought I\u2019d share the link which I\u2019m quite sure will cause you to smile. Even just the thought of a cat in the library or a bookstore is a bit therapeutic. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/52810\/10-cats-who-live-library\">https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/52810\/10-cats-who-live-library<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At this site you\u2019ll meet Trixie, a cat who was dropped off at a library in Independence, <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MollieCatCafeCat-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MollieCatCafeCat-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MollieCatCafeCat-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MollieCatCafeCat-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/MollieCatCafeCat-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Kansas\u2014similar to the story of Dewey, the most famous library cat of all. You may recall he was found in the book drop on a winter day in pretty bad shape and recovered to a lovely life delighting library patrons who came from all over the world to meet him.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TommyJanetsKitty-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TommyJanetsKitty-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TommyJanetsKitty-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TommyJanetsKitty-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>There\u2019s a cat working in the library at Texas A&amp;M University. Miko is their pest control specialist. There are also library cats in St. Helena, CA, Bradford, PA, Long Island, NY and a very special cat working in a library in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Kuzya got the job at the library in Russia after applying using his uncanny ability to look cute and fluffy. He did such a good job in his role that he was promoted to assistant Librarian\u2014a promotion that came with a new dress code. You must check out the link and see him in his adorable bowtie.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve shared stories here before of working cats and library cats. I think we all find this concept fascinating. Don\u2019t you enjoy walking into a library, a bookstore, a pet store, or a veterinary hospital, etc. and seeing a cat &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=5173\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5173"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5174,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5173\/revisions\/5174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}