We took a little Book Club break for the summer, but it’s September now, and just like the kids in school, we’re back with our books! And since it’s September, what better choice than a book about a Library? As if that’s not enough, it’s also got a cat that touched the world! With a description like that how could you not want to read it?

September’s WAGB Book Club selection is Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter.

Just in case you’re still not convinced, here’s a bit more of a description for our September Book:

Her first thought upon hearing a strange sound coming from the book drop one frigid January morning was “this can’t be good.” In fact, for both the tiny kitten found shivering in the metal box’s corner and for Myron, director of the Spencer Public Library, the discovery was the best thing that ever happened to either of them, and to the tiny Iowa farming community beset by an unrelenting string of economic challenges. Filthy and frostbitten, the kitten was in dire need of massive doses of TLC; fortunately, the library staff, patrons, and townspeople had plenty to spare. The story of how a bedraggled orange fur ball became “Dewey”, an enchantingly irresistible library mascot capable of bringing international attention to a small mid-western town and melting the heart of even the most curmudgeonly visitor, is uplifting enough; but woven among the cute-cat anecdotes are Myron’s own inspirational stories of enduring welfare, the abuses of an alcoholic husband, breast cancer, and single motherhood. Myron’s beguiling, poignant, and tender tale of survival, loyalty, and love is an unforgettable study in the mysterious and wondrous ways animals, and libraries, enrich humanity. –Carol Haggas

We’re always looking for new people to join us in our book club, so PLEASE buy, borrow or beg yourself a copy of Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World and join us the week of September 28 to discuss it!