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This Library Attracts The Public By Dressing Up One Librarian’s Cat As Literary And Movie Icons (100 Pics)
Interview With Owner
The Centre County Library & Historical Museum is a public library with the main branch and historical museum in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, two branches in Centre Hall and Philipsburg, and a county-wide Bookmobile. The said libraries have much to offer, including monthly book and film discussion groups, cookbook club, genealogical and local history resources, an online digital library and resources, LEGO club, children's storytimes, and a Tail Waggin' Tutor program with certified therapy dogs Faolin and Conner, along with the thousands of materials available for checkout. However, what separates this library from all the others is the fact that it has a very special employee: a cat named Horatio. Every week, Horatio stars in the hashtag #caturday on the establishment's Instagram, contributing some really wholesome pictures.
To attract the public and increase the number of readers and consumption of art in general (even if it is those nostalgic films like The Princess Diaries, Star Wars, and so on), social worker and Horatio’s owner Lisa Shaffer turns her cat into iconic Hollywood, historic and pop-culture figures, be it real or fictional characters.
The library is also preparing to have their 2022 Caturday and Dog Days calendar fundraiser. And this is the 4th year they'll be selling a calendar featuring their Caturday photos and the 3rd year with their Tail Waggin' Tutors. The calendars should be on sale on their website starting in October.
Bored Panda reached out to Lisa Shaffer (Horatio's owner) to find out a little bit more.
“Horatio lives with me but his cardboard cutout is at our main branch in Bellefonte. He is a sweet and docile cat and he always knows and is interested when I'm crafting a costume for him.
He gets treats when we do a 'photoshoot' and is quite patient when dressed and sits for the photo. We worked our way up from hats and bowties to shirts to wigs and more elaborate costumes, all of which Horatio wears easily.”
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Bored bunny 5 years ago
"I think i can spot a rare specie of a dinosaur, a catasorous!" ( this is just a joke) ^^
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Airis Malfoy 5 years ago
he looks like he is waiting for the audience to say 'Assemble' after he had said 'Avengers....'
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TheAnimalLady 5 years ago
Elizabeth CatWell? BlackCatWell? I can't decide. Physician =purrfect.
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TheAnimalLady 5 years ago
Animal Welfare Reform should have a CAT'S-titution. What should I put in it? Suggestions anyone?
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Katy McMouse 5 years ago
Is the shadow the other cat?! That's some serious stunt work, for a cat.
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Cheri Aline Sydney 5 years ago
I see protest... the socks aren't striped.... Can't do the best skating under these conditions!
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Cheri Aline Sydney 5 years ago
Not appropriately dressed for the Grapes of Wrath... Worn denim trousers with old, worn t-shirt.... definitely no grapes, as the dust bowl was the problem ~
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Tiny Dancer 5 years ago
Always been one of my favourite bits of poetry. If you can't read it: "Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."
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Pink Floydian Panda 5 years ago
Finished! That was amazing! That cat is some sport to pose for all those pictures and those costumes were amazing. Well done! Congratulations to everyone who made that possible, but especially to the most literary kitty any of us will ever know!
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Purple Panda Rae'n 5 years ago (edited)
This. Was- IS: CAT-taculous! CAT-tific! CAT-tacular! And CAT-egorically CAT-tistic! ≧◉◡◉≦
LJ Robinson 5 years ago
My cat would hand me my arm if I tried this, and I wouldn't blame her.
Yehudit Hannah Cohn 5 years ago
This is the most well-thought-out cuteness that I have seen in a while--I'm going to share this a lot!
TheAnimalLady 5 years ago (edited)
Loving the creativity and pictures. Seems like they desensitized him well. Concerned about his eyes though. 👀😿👀
TheAnimalLady 5 years ago (edited)
"The cat loves/hates/is proud of"... People please research "Anthropomorphization of Animals" and why it's dangerous, even deadly, for them and us. It's the 1st step in saving them (& us from them).
Purple Panda Rae'n 5 years ago (edited)
This. Was- IS: CAT-taculous! CAT-tific! CAT-tacular! And CAT-egorically CAT-tistic! ≧◉◡◉≦
LJ Robinson 5 years ago
My cat would hand me my arm if I tried this, and I wouldn't blame her.
Yehudit Hannah Cohn 5 years ago
This is the most well-thought-out cuteness that I have seen in a while--I'm going to share this a lot!
TheAnimalLady 5 years ago (edited)
Loving the creativity and pictures. Seems like they desensitized him well. Concerned about his eyes though. 👀😿👀
TheAnimalLady 5 years ago (edited)
"The cat loves/hates/is proud of"... People please research "Anthropomorphization of Animals" and why it's dangerous, even deadly, for them and us. It's the 1st step in saving them (& us from them).
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