Dewey the small town library cat who touched the world vicki myron on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers how much of an impact can an animal have how many lives can one cat touch how is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library. Dewey the small town library cat who touched the world is a best selling non fiction book published in september 2008 the book recounts the life of dewey readmore books the cat in residence at the spencer public library in spencer iowa grand central publishing paid 12 million to vicki myron head librarian and co author bret witter for the rights to the cats life story. Well in the case of dewey the small town library cat who touched the world by vicki myron and bret witter it doesnt the book is a bit of a hotch potch it starts out as a very promising and touching animal story the librarian of a small town library in spencer iowa discovers a tiny frozen furry bundle in the drop box of her library. The book also shows that one person and in this case one cat can make a difference dewey is a must read for cat lovers cat owners library employees and anyone who is having a hard time in life and needs some inspiration i wish my library had a cat. Dewey as the townspeople named the kitten grew into a strutting affable library cat whose antics kept patrons in stitches and whose sixth sense about those in need created hundreds of deep and loving friendships as his fame grew people drove hundreds of miles to meet dewey and he even ended up in a hit television documentaryin japan