Gwenievere, the Biblio Cat

Key staff, bookstore cat, chief greeter, and "general manager".

 

Why do we consider the cat part of the key staff and "general manager"?

 

Gwenievere greets customers except when she is sleeping on the job, serves as a surrogate cat for the customers who cannot have a cat where they live, and on occasions she provides her "input" into our decision process. Almost all of our customers interact with her, and they have remarked that all good used bookstores have to have a resident bibliocat.

 

Occasionally, we have had sales people who stop by selling their various wares, and if Gwenievere does not "take" to them, we tend to take her reaction to the person into account. One time, she really put up a fit over a guy trying to sell us on black top coating. Something about the guy did not set well with her. The guy was pushing for us to make the decision at that moment, so we decided that Gwenievere's reaction was something to consider when we told the guy that we were not interested.

 

Besides helping with the management of the bookstore, Gwenievere greets customers, and then guides customers through the bookcases and makes frequent recommendations. When she is not working with customers, she likes nothing better than to curl up on top or inside of one of her "boxes" or in her favorite corner with a warm blanket.

 

 

 

Short bio:

Born and raised in Alexandria. Part Manx, part Maine Coon, part Siamese, and part alley cat. Lived and fought with her sisters and brothers until moving into the bookstore to take her present position.

Gwenievere always has a meow for book lovers!

Some of Gwenievere's favorite links:

Alley Cat Allies - Washington, DC Metro Area

King Street Cats, 25 Dove Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Pet Sage, 2391 South Dove Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
     (Gwenie's favorite place to buy cat food!)