{"id":39755,"date":"2020-04-23T13:59:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T17:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=39755"},"modified":"2020-04-23T13:59:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T17:59:58","slug":"ucba-nlw-librarypets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2020\/04\/ucba-nlw-librarypets\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Library Cats, Dogs and Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many libraries that serve as home to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/52810\/10-cats-who-live-library\">library cats<\/a>. Now that we&#8217;re working remotely from home, our furry friends and four-legged family members have been given a promotion to co-worker and library cat\/dog. In honor of National Library Week, we&#8217;d like to introduce our newest colleagues. They have made our work-from-home environment much more fun (and maybe a little more frustrating at times?).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-39755 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2020\/04\/ucba-nlw-librarypets\/screenshot-2020-04-23-12-58-14\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-23-12.58.14-504x478.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Two dogs sitting outside in grass\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-39763\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-39763'>\n\t\t\t\tSeamus (right) and Fiona (left). These are our loving, energetic border collies. They are absolutely thrilled we&#8217;re home with them so much now but would still like more play time. &#8211; Heather Maloney\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2020\/04\/ucba-nlw-librarypets\/screenshot-2020-04-23-13-33-13\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-23-13.33.13-639x478.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Cat sitting on laptop keyboard.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-39766\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-39766'>\n\t\t\t\tGrey Cat is excited about her new role as co-worker, ready to jump into any task. She, however, will only tolerate about an hour of meetings before she begins howling for more attention. We&#8217;re working with HR on these issues. &#8211; Kellie Tilton\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2020\/04\/ucba-nlw-librarypets\/eh-cats\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/eh-cats-800x478.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Collage of 3 cats\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-39764\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-39764'>\n\t\t\t\tJake, Pete and Ozzy.  They have been very entertaining co-workers! It\u2019s not everyday at work that you have someone sit on your computer, try to eat your ear buds, and then take a nap in your lap! &#x1f604; Fun fact: All three were adopted together from The Ohio Alleycat Rescue on the same day thus tripling our cat population overnight. &#8211; Elizabeth Hartlaub\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/cb-cats\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cb-cats-466x478.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Two cats, curled up and asleep\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-39770\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-39770'>\n\t\t\t\tYuri and Gabby. Gabby is 21 years old, scrawny as a twig, but very loving and tough as nails.  Yuri is our 7 year old one eyed dynamo who has the biggest personality of any pet I&#8217;ve ever had.  They&#8217;re OK as co-workers, a bit demanding for attention and food.  They do encourage me to order new books about tuna, laser pointers, and the benefits of sleeping 21 hours a day. &#8211; Christian Boyles\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many libraries that serve as home to library cats. Now that we&#8217;re working remotely from home, our furry friends and four-legged family members have been given a promotion to co-worker and library cat\/dog. 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