Interactive map of library cats: - Democratic Underground

Are_grits_groceries

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Sat May-02-09 08:55 AM
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Interactive map of library cats:

http://www.ironfrog.com/catsmap.html

Way back in the day when I was in library school in Ohio, there was a slowly dying tradition in rural libraries of hosting “library cats.” These were cats that lived full-time in libraries, most public. Well, Gary Roma of Iron Frog Productions has created a worldwide historical archive of library cats and organized them around an interactive map, giving the names, locations, and dates of residents for individual cats. It’s a work in progress, so if you know of a cat that isn’t mentioned, be sure to let him know.

http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/30/an-interactive-map-of-library-cats/

Who knew?

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Heidi

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Sat May-02-09 09:03 AM
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1. RIP, Dewey Readmore Books,

Spencer, Iowa, library cat. :cry:

http://spencerlibrary.com/deweybio.htm

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Are_grits_groceries

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Sat May-02-09 09:07 AM
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3. I loved Dewey! nt

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realisticphish

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Sat May-02-09 09:06 AM
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2. where did you go?

I'm at Kent State SLIS right now

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graywarrior

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Sat May-02-09 09:13 AM
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4. How awesome is that?

I love it.

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Are_grits_groceries

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Sat May-02-09 09:14 AM
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5. I am convinced that

EVERYTHING is somewhere on the interwebs.

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Roon

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Sat May-02-09 09:22 AM
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6. The nursing home I worked at had a couple of resident cats.

Those kitties had it made! All that love from all those people and there is always someone to snuggle with when they nap.

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Silver Swan

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Sat May-02-09 09:43 AM
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7. My town library is listed

In fact we have three resident library cats.

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