Tears, laughter fill library cat’s last day
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.