![]() ![]() Understandably, he often grew weary.Īs recounted through the diligent research of The Molesworth Institute, Petsis would often divert his mind by fishing along the Nile. His job: to sort through and organize thousands of manuscripts, most of which were unlabeled and hard to identify due to the nibblings of rogue mice. With its ornate lecture halls, gardens, and collections of scrolls, it served as the nation’s epicenter of scholarship - and cats played a central role in its development.ĭeep in the bowels of the building, a young, lowly sub-librarian by the name of Petsis toiled away. Some 1,500 years after cats were first domesticated, in 3rd century BC Egypt, the Library of Alexandria was constructed. ![]() Meet Dewey Readmore Books, history’s greatest library cat. ![]() Over a nineteen year tenure as “head of PR” at a small library in Iowa, he charmed thousands of people from around the U.S., gave his town a renewed hope, and eventually became an international celebrity. In the vast ranks of these so-called “library cats,” one became famous - both for his strange antics and his kind-heartedness. For centuries, bookkeepers have employed felines to keep pesky rodents at bay, greet visitors, and, of course, take epic naps in the Z section. It makes sense then, that cats have long been a fixture at libraries. As far as pets go, they’re also pretty darn quiet - unless, heaven forbid, you’re a few minutes late in serving them a meal. Generally speaking, cats are creatures of solitude. ![]()
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