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In an Ohio public library, one of the most valuable employees can’t even reach the top shelf of books.
He provides another service, however, one that’s better suited to paws than hands.
Benny the cat is a three-month old attendent at Swanton Public Library in Ohio. Encouraging children to read by visiting them during story time, or zooming around the place thanks to the conspicuous absence of books on the bottom shelves, he’s becoming a little star among the library staff.
The tuxedo cat was rescued by the Wood County Humane Society after being thrown out of a truck window. He was adopted by Anna Burwell, the adult services coordinator at the library, who decided to bring the little fellow to work one day.
Anna noticed how the kids became much more enaged with the books after the simple addition of an adorable kitten, who would chase them, and subject himself to being chased, bringing smiles out of everyone in the place.
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He provides another service, however, one that’s better suited to paws than hands.
Benny the cat is a three-month old attendent at Swanton Public Library in Ohio. Encouraging children to read by visiting them during story time, or zooming around the place thanks to the conspicuous absence of books on the bottom shelves, he’s becoming a little star among the library staff.
The tuxedo cat was rescued by the Wood County Humane Society after being thrown out of a truck window. He was adopted by Anna Burwell, the adult services coordinator at the library, who decided to bring the little fellow to work one day.
Anna noticed how the kids became much more enaged with the books after the simple addition of an adorable kitten, who would chase them, and subject himself to being chased, bringing smiles out of everyone in the place.
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Stray Cat Finds a New Life in the Public Library: From Hitting the Streets to Hitting the Books
Benny the cat is a three-month old attendent at Swanton Public Library. Encouraging children to read by visiting them during story time