The true tails of Baker and Taylor the library cats who left their pawprints on a small town... and the world
It all started with mice in the library.... Assistant librarian Jan Louch and a coworker decided that what the Minden, Nevada library needed was a cat. 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. After...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | It all started with mice in the library.... Assistant librarian Jan Louch and a coworker decided that what the Minden, Nevada library needed was a cat. 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. After Jan let the cats be photographed for a poster, they became feline celebrities, and became the most famous library cats in the world. |
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| Item Description: | "Thomas Dunne Books." |
| Physical Description: | viii, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781250081070 (hardcover) 1250081076 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: | JAN LOUCH worked as Assistant County Librarian/Reference for the Minden branch of the Douglas County Library in Nevada for eighteen years before her retirement in 1997. Her previous jobs have included restaurant chef, nurse's aide, chamber of commerce manager, and 4-H Club coordinator. She grew up in the Bay Area during the Depression and has lived in Great Britain, Ohio, and New York State. She has lived in the Carson Valley of Nevada since 1969. |
