Cat banned from library develops social media following

[TexasTowelie]

Photo: Photo By Drew Geraets On Flickr
The furtive feline has been sneaking into the Macalester College library in St. Paul when people open the door and has been seen scampering around the bookshelves.


ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A tabby named Max has been playing a game of cat and mouse with some Minnesota college librarians.

The furtive feline has been sneaking into the Macalester College library in St. Paul when people open the door and has been seen scampering around the bookshelves.

The library put up a wanted-type poster asking patrons, "Please do not let in the cat."

The Star Tribune reports that the conundrum has caused a stir on Twitter and Reddit, where people have been posting Max-inspired artwork. Someone even made a library card for Max, who has been grounded by his owner over his naughty behavior.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/education/article/Cat-banned-from-library-develops-social-media-12398478.php?ipid=articlerecirc

Link to tweet

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcGjuYyF8Uv

[dubyadiprecession]

1. Maybe they put a litter box down for him, but he doesn't use it.

Who wants a cat indoors that goes to the bathroom wherever it wants?

[rock]

3. Of course, this is not as bad as

Having Trump in the library. He WILL pee and crap wherever he wants to!

[BHDem53]

5. I doubt the tangerine traitor has ever been in a library.

[rock]

6. Only to pee and crap

We can't take him anywhere!

Welcome to DU!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. My alma mater! The photo is not of the library, though.

I suppose they don't want the cat getting himself locked in at night, but it's nice to see the old place getting some fame for a cat. More about Max from the local news, here: http://www.startribune.com/st-paul-cat-won-t-stay-out-of-the-library-becomes-internet-sensation/461293973/

Thanks to an upcoming construction project on campus, Max has since become an indoor cat, only allowed out on a leash and harness. And he’s not so happy about it.

“He cries a lot,” said Lipton, whose husband is a Macalester professor.

With Max’s newfound fame, Schommer and Genc Celik plan to write their own children’s book about the tabby. Updates about the book will be posted at letmaxin.com.

“People know Max around campus, and now they know him even better,” said Schommer, who spoke to the Star Tribune Friday while meeting with Lipton and Max for tea.

Indeed, Max has been a campus-wide topic of conversation for a while. His interest in academia knows no bounds. He’s been spotted everywhere from dorms to science buildings, trying to get a little pet and a way inside, said Mitch Carlson, a Macalester junior in international studies. “He does prey on people’s sympathies just to get inside,” Carlson said.

[marble falls]

4. He's a cat for cripes sake. This is what he's supposed to do. Be a cat. My hearts with Max!

[Angry Dragon]

7. let Max learn..........seems smarter than most Trumpettes