He was found the next morning by library director, Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband.ĭewey won her heart, and the hearts of the staff, by pulling himself up and hobbling on frostbitten feet to nudge each of them in a gesture of thanks and love. Only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can't even begin to answer those questions until you hear the charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.ĭewey's story starts in the worst possible way. * The book is available through the CSU Library catalogue, and can be viewed at this link to it in Primo Search.Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By late 2008, it was on the New York Times bestseller list! His remains are now buried to the right of the library’s front door, marked with a plaque that reads “In Loving Memory of Dewey Readmore Books: World Famous Library Cat.” Myron wrote a book, Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, that was published in September 2008. Through it all, Dewey remained a devoted companion, and continued to be a beacon of optimism not just for Vicki, but for the entire town of Spencer as it steadily pulled itself up from the worst financial crisis it had ever experienced.ĭewey sadly passed away in 2006. As Dewey became more known, people drove hundreds of kilometres to meet him. For a small town tangled deep in the U.S farm crisis of the 1980s, Dewey became the light of hope in a very dark place. For Vicki, her life and the town of Spencer was never the same! Dewey, as the townspeople named the kitten, grew into a strutting, gentle library cat whose antics kept patrons smiling, and whose sixth sense about those in need created many profound and loving friendships. When the town Librarian, Vicki Myron, found a tiny, bedraggled kitten almost frozen to death in the night book return box. For those who may not have heard of Dewey the library cat, it is a story that will warm your heart! The story of Dewey started on a cold morning in Spencer, Iowa, in the 1980s.
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