Library Cats: The History of Cats in Libraries

The relationship between cats and libraries goes back hundreds of years. Mice have been notorious for destroying the pages of books and manuscripts. Libraries used cats as an effective means of rodent control. However, once libraries adopted cats, they became more than dedicated mousers, they became furry friends A typical library cat can go from patrolling the stacks one minute to plopping in a lap the next. Cats serve as library ambassadors, helping to make libraries not only pest-free, b...