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The True Tails of Baker and Taylor
The True Tails of Baker and Taylor: The Library Cats Who Left Their Pawprints on a Small Town . . . and the World | Lisa Rogak, Jan Louch
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"Not since George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life has someone so lifted the spirits of an entire community. That the 'someone' in this case is, in fact, two library cats makes this true tale of the love of literature combined with a fondness for nose licking all the more magical. This book, like a purring kitten who may also be a genie, should be welcomed into any home."Francesco Marciuliano, New York Times bestselling author of I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats It all started with mice in the library. Assistant librarian Jan Louch and a coworker decided that what the library needed was a cat. Or, even better, two cats. Soon, they found a pair of Scottish Folds who were perfect for the job. Jan named them Baker and Taylor, and they took up residence in the library. But these cats were much more than mousers. Visitors to the library fell in love with Baker and Taylor and their antics just as Jan had. And then, after Jan let the cats be photographed for a poster, they became feline celebrities. Children from across the country wrote them letters, fans traveled from far and wide to meet them, and they became the most famous library cats in the world. In The True Tails of Baker and Taylor, Jan Louch looks back and tells the remarkable story of these two marvelous cats and the peoplereaders, librarians, and cat lovers of all ageswho came together around them.
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nitalibrarian
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We order most of our books for the library from Baker & Taylor. I made sure to stop by their vendor booth at the conference today specifically to pick up their tote. They always have their mascot cats on them. I love this one a lot.

Leftcoastzen Adorable! 2y
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Books and cats – my two favourite things! I really enjoyed this. There are photos in the middle of the book. Baker and Taylorare so cute, each had their own personalities. They had a fan club made up of a grade 2 class. The teacher had her class write letters (to help them with their writing) every year to the cats, and send gifts. There was some biographical information about the librarian (and author) who mainly took care of the cats, as well

rubyslippersreads I need to read this! 😺📚 5y
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One of my favorite jobs ever was at a library. Unfortunately, there were no cats. 😿 #workplacebooks #somethingforsept #septemberphotochallenge #day5

erinreads There's a cat cafe here in DC and I was just thinking how awesome it would be to open a bookstore/cat cafe to combine two of the greatest things on earth, hahaha. 8y
rubyslippersreads @erinreads I would be there every day! 😸❤️📚 8y
Laura317 @erinreads You should totally start a cat cafe/library. 8y
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MariaCristina
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My Gilbert frequently sits upright, like the titular Taylor. He does not share these cats' temperaments, however, and would be a miserable library cat. I came away from this delightful read appreciating that not every cat is well-suited to a library (and vice versa), but dearly wishing every library had a couple of feline occupants.

LauraBeth Ok - this is adorable 😺 8y
Merethebookgal So cute!! 😍 8y
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TheBookwormAdventures
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This book is about cats in a library. I work in a library, I have two cats. This was a no brainer. Sweet and adorable, I have no qualms saying I shed several tears at the end.