SUSAN LOESCH
CATS IN THE STACKS

I brought something new to school with me this morning! Little Rock artist Rene Hein just completed a portrait of our Big Footsie in oil and it is now on the front desk for everyone to admire.

Mary and Lea showed it to Alex. He seemed to be appropriately impressed, and he rubbed the edge of it over and over to mark it with his scent. Was he possibly thinking, “Welcome back to your library, Footsie?”

Then all of a sudden he jumped down. (more…)

SUSAN LOESCH
CATS IN THE STACKS

Some of my favorite times in the Library are when it is fairly peaceful and I have kids in here that I don’t see as often and there is time to just visit with them.

Most of the time Alex is part of that conversation if not the main topic.

Today, Alex was in his bed on the front desk, decked out not in a bandana but in the tie he got for Dress-up Day during Spirit Week. His last place trophy was prominently displayed close by. (more…)

SUSAN LOESCH

CATS IN THE STACKS

After our busy week of partying in the library, this week is pretty calm. Elsewhere on campus, things are rockin’.

Tonight our secondary kids have their Winter dance; elementary kids will meet Santa tomorrow; our choir is practicing for their program and our seventh graders are…carrying around babies! Not real ones, of course, even though they are supposed to be treated as though they are real as part of a program called “Baby Think It Over.” Naturally Alex has to meet the babies! Two of my boys showed theirs to Alex and he was not impressed…they didn’t smell like catnip or anything to eat! (more…)