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| by Leanne Galletly

Library Mews

Our cats have been Zoom-bombing since 2020, and it’s about time they get the spotlight they deserve. In this fun series, we will introduce you to the felines owned by Middlebury Library staff.

Cecil's Blue Steel

Name: Cecil

Age: 6

Coloration / Breed:

Grey with a little white, domestic short hair

Place of Origin:

Homeward Bound in Middlebury

Adopted by:

Kellam Ayres, Library Reserves Coordinator and Liaison to Bread Loaf

Cecil halting work on a puzzle

Favorite Toy:

Anything with catnip

Special Talents:

Yowling for his meals, greeting us at the door like a dog, eating food off the floor (also like a dog), and being kind to his young human siblings

 

 

Fun facts:

Excellent at giving “Blue Steel

Super helpful puzzle buddy

Loves to cuddle, groom, and wrestle with his life mate, Flip, who is about half his size

Cecil cuddles with tiny Flip
Cover art for Flour Water Salt Yeast

If he had a library card…

Cecil would check out Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza, after we foolishly left a bag of pastries unattended on the kitchen counter.

Follow the series

Each month we’ll feature a new staff cat. To keep up with this series, use the link go/librarymews/. If you were hoping to find library news, please visit go/librarynews/.

Media Contact

Leanne Galletly is the User Experience & Digital Scholarship Librarian, as well as a big fan of the feline.

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