I need to get out more....

It has been brought to my attention that I need to get out of the office more.  Apparently there are rumors circulating the library (hahaha a library pun) that I am not a real cat but am actually a STATUE!  I know I take lots of cat naps, but I didn't think I slept so much or so still that people think I'm not actually a real cat.

Do I look real to you?  

While there is a statue of a cat upstairs that bears a striking resemblance of me (not near as handsome though), I would like to kindly remind everyone that the statue and I are not the same cat.

The impostor!

I'm going to have to do some more thinking on this, until then-
Purrs,
Chance

Happy Ginger Cat Appreciation Day!!

Happy Ginger Cat Appreciation Day to all my fellow orange cats!  Who knew there was an entire day dedicated to celebrating us?  (I'm finding out that humans will find just about any reason they can to celebrate.)  Did you know that we are considered to be one of the friendliest types of cats?  No wonder everyone likes me so much! 

Who couldn't love this handsome face?

Apparently orange tabby cats also tend to, ahem, eat more than their fair share. Not that I've ever done such a thing, or been called overweight before.
Anyways, in addition to today being Ginger Cat Appreciation Day, September is also Happy Healthy Cat Month!  (I told you humans love to celebrate.  Not that I'm complaining though, more celebrations means potentially more petting!)
While I love the idea of a whole extra month to celebrate cats, the word "healthy" in the title seems a little suspicious to me.  I don't know about you, but whenever I hear the word "healthy" it tends to make me think of something unpleasant.  You guessed it- the V-E-T.  I have a sneaky suspicion that this whole "Happy Healthy Cat Month" thing is really a just way humans remember to take their furry friends to the V-E-T.
Well, regardless, I still plan on celebrating cats this month by taking some nice quiet cat naps and hopefully eating a few treats!
Purrs,
Chance

The Cat Days of August

Well, August is in full swing, summer reading is officially over, and the back to school hubbub has begun.  As a result of all that, there are significantly fewer people visiting the library now than during the summer.  This is a good and a bad thing for a cat like me.
The Good- Its much quieter for taking naps.
The Bad- Fewer chin scratches and tummy rubs from all the loving patrons.

Here I am staring longingly out the door wishing someone would come in and pet me.

Where is everyone?

Despite there being fewer humans around, I've still found plenty to do.  Just the other day I found a big black ugly bug and meowed at it till Barb got rid of it.  This is an extremely important job because Newbie Lillian greatly dislikes big bugs (she still has looooottss to learn, like how to give me a proper tummy rub) .  A couple days later something strange was in the trash, so I checked it out to make sure it was safe, or if it was possibly something delicious to eat!

/Sniff/ /Sniff/

I guess Alec thought I wasn't going to share whatever it was, because he moved all the trash into the trash can under his desk!

Seriously?

I never did figure out what was in the trash can, but I'm fairly positive it would have been tasty.  Oh well.
Purrs,
Chance

I'm Baaack!

I'm back (again)!  Things sure do get busy around here, and time has a way of flying!  I can't believe it's been almost two (2!) years since my last post!  That's approximately 24 years in cat years.  Speaking of which, we just celebrated Karen's 25th anniversary of working at the library!

Karen's great.  Boy am I glad she's worked here so long, otherwise she might not have found me such a great place to live.  One of my favorite things to do is wait each and every morning in the children's department, calling her name mournfully until she gets here.  I'm fairly positive it brings her here faster!

Waiting for Karen

If anything, it at least convinces the rest of the staff to feed me a few treats!

Eating a treat while I'm waiting

Well, in celebration of her anniversary the staff presented Karen with a plaque, and then celebrated with pizza, donuts, and cake.  But did they offer me any?  Noooope!  Since no one wanted to share, I decided to take a celebratory nap.  Several hours in, I was rudely awakened by the paparazzi for a picture of me and Karen with her shiny new plaque. 

Why don't I have a plaque?

I wasn’t too impressed.   First no pizza, and then they wake me up from a nap!  I’m going to have to have a talk with these people. 

Purrs,

Chance

Game Night, Interrupted

Every couple of months I remember to write a blog post my library hosts a hootenanny called Family Game Night.  We have all kinds of games available for people (even the little ones) to come play at the library. 

We have Qwirkle and dominoes and Yahtzee! and Hive and Shut the Box and Candy Land and Happy Salmon and Apples to Apples.  Among other things.  You get the idea!  People can drop by any time during Family Game Night and learn to play a new game, or play an old game they haven't played in a while, and eat snacks and have fun.

Last time Family Game Night was in the library's Guinn room, which means I got to attend!  (When it's in the meeting rooms the doors to the main library are shut and I don't get to attend.)  They learned to play a new game called Dream Home.  After they spent 15 minutes watching a YouTube video and who-knows-how-many minutes bickering about the rule book and whether you can put a garage in the attic (really), they decided the game was fun and went on to start a second round.

What does every Dream Home need?

You know the answer to this.

TA-DA!

A cat.

Don't mind that little bit of pudge.

It was determined that the game Dream Home was fun, but not as much fun as photographing, admiring, and petting me.  Success! 

And a fun night was had by all,

Chance