[Publib] A Library Cat

[Hayden, Laura]

Oh, yeah! At my first library job, the director brought in her hedgehog,
Rosie, (in a large aquarium). What an awesome animal. 

Laura Hayden, MLS, Reference Librarian, Beaufort Branch Library
311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC 29902 
843.470.6522   lhayden at bcgov.net 
www.beaufortcountylibrary.org 
For Learning ~ For Leisure ~ For Life

*Opinions expressed in this email are my own and not necessarily those
of BCL*


-----Original Message-----
From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Anne M. Fuller
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:24 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Publib] A Library Cat

I too am deathly allergic to cats, as much as I love them, so I
sympathize with the other people who are worried about allergies and
health.

I don't know if this is a viable alternative, but the library I grew up
with often had pets in the Children's area that were confined to pens or
cages.  Over the course of several years, they had gerbils, hamsters, a
guinea pig, and even a chinchilla (not concurrently!).  The staff would
bring the critters out for programs, etc., to let the kids pet them, and
they always looked forward to visiting them.  The cages were near the
service desk, so staff could keep an eye on things, and keep some of the
kids from getting carried away or upsetting the animals.  They weren't
allowed to wander freely around the building, so there weren't as many
issues with cleanliness or allergies.  I don't know who was responsible
for taking care of them, or how that worked, but it went on for most of
my childhood (mid-1980's to late 1990's).  Think they still had a pet of
some kind when I moved away in 2002.

I don't know if that helps at all (or if this is even something they
still do--I haven't been there for several years).


~Annie Fuller
Reference Librarian
Suffolk Public Library System
Suffolk, VA
________________________________________
From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On
Behalf Of Linda A. Corona [corona at bccls.org]
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 6:03 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] A Library Cat

Our library is interested in possibly adopting a newly-weaned kitten as
a library
cat. Has anyone else ever hosted a library cat? How did it work out? Did
the patrons
enjoy the cat, did the staff enjoy the cat? Any feedback you could
provide would be
greatly appreciated. We realize that not every experience may have been
as positive
as "Dewey Readmore Books" in Iowa and we wish to start off on the right
"paw".
Please respond off-list at my email address as given below. Thank you.
--
Linda A. Corona
Director
Edgewater Free Public Library
49 Hudson Avenue
Edgewater, NJ 07020
phone: 201.224.6144
fax: 201.886.3395
email:corona at bccls.org






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