SUSAN LOESCH
So what does a library cat do when he isn’t working with the kids, helping them select books or work on the computer? He keeps busy with many other things!
Over the past week or so Shadow has dressed for Easter, acquired additional computer skills, worked with the printer and…gotten married!
Barney had the opportunity to become a style icon, and he turned it down.
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SUSAN LOESCH
As our fall semester gets underway I thought it might be fun to tell you how our Library Cat Program got its start. To do that you have to meet Piper, a bobtail orange tabby who has just had his 10th birthday.
Piper came into my life in September, 2000, when he was just 5 weeks old. He had been
found in a drainpipe at a big grocery store; someone heard him crying. He was rescued by Care for Animals, and they asked me to foster him.
Oh, my goodness, did I fall in love with him! The first thing this little ball of fluff did was cuddle up under my chin and nurse on my neck. To this day he still does that, especially when he is nervous. (more…)
SUSAN LOESCH
CATS IN THE STACKS
High school graduation, alumni gathering, and Hexie’s last work day, all on the same day!
Hexie is on duty one last time for the year. As she was roaming the library first period, all decked out in her pink bandana, she was doing what has become her own “Hexie thing.”
She goes from student to student rubbing against their legs to greet them. As one student said this morning, “She reminds me of my dog, she always comes and rubs against me!” (more…)
Susan Loesch has been the librarian at the Arkansas School for the Blind for 35 years and is on the board of Feline Rescue and Rehome. She started the library cat program about 10 years ago after much animal therapy research.
