How much of an impact can ananimal have? How many livescan one cat touch? How is itpossible for an abandonedkitten to transform a smalllibrary, save a classic American town, and eventually becomefamous around the world? Youcan't even begin to answerthose questions until you hearthe charming story of DeweyReadmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.Dewey's story starts in theworst possible way. Only a fewweeks old, on the coldest nightof the year, he was stuffed intothe returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. He wasfound the next working bylibrary director Vicki Myron, asingle mother who had survivedthe loss of her family farm, abreast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey wonher heart, and the hearts of thestaff, by pulling himself up andhobbling on frostbitten feet tonudge each of hem in a gestureof thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he neverstopped charming the people ofSpencer with this enthusiasm,warmth, humility (for a cat),and, above all, his sixth senseabout who needed him most. As his fame grew from town totown, then state to state, andfinally, amazingly, worldwide,Dewey became more than just afriend; he became a source ofpride for an extraordinary Heartland farming town pullingits way slowly back from thegreatest crisis in its long history.