 Dewey Readmore Books in 2002 | |
| Species | Cat |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Born | November 18, 1987[note 1] Spencer, Iowa, US |
| Died | November 29, 2006 (aged 19) Spencer, Iowa, US |
| Occupation | Library cat |
| Employer | Spencer Public Library |
| Title | Staff Supervisor |
| Term | 1988–2006 |
| Owner | Vicki Myron |
| Named after | Melvil Dewey |
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Dewey Readmore Books (November 18, 1987 – November 29, 2006) was the library cat of the Spencer, Iowa, Public Library. Having been abandoned in the library's drop box in January 1988, he was adopted by the library and gained local attention for his story shortly thereafter.
His fame soon grew nationally, then internationally, and he was featured in a variety of mediums, including Paul Harvey's radio program The Rest of the Story and a Japanese documentary about cats. His story became so well known that, after his death in November 2006, his obituary was featured in more than 270 newspapers worldwide. Dewey's caretaker, head librarian Vicki Myron, published a book on Dewey's life in 2008, entitled Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, which became a New York Times number-one nonfiction bestseller which was translated into numerous languages. Myron adapted it for two children's versions, wrote the sequel Dewey's Nine Lives (2010), and published a third children's book, Dewey's Christmas at the Library.
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