A M AT C H M A D E I N
PINSON
PUR-FECT
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Visitors come from all over to see Socks, the library cat
By Lauren Dowdle
P hotos courtesy of Allison Scanlan,
Pinson Public Library
There’s nothing quite like curling up with
a good book for a catnap, which is literally
what Socks does every day, thanks to one
family’s love for animals.
During the fall of 2015, Pinson city
councilor Robbie Roberts’s wife and
daughter were driving down Tapawingo
Road and spotted kittens that had been
dumped, says Allison Scanlan, director of
the Pinson Public Library.
“The Roberts family loves cats, so they
rescued all six kittens,” Scanlan says.
After caring for the cats for a few weeks,
they brought them by the library, hoping to
director at the time, April Wallace, had
talked about having a library cat.
“Of the kittens, Socks was the most laidback
and friendly, so we tentatively made
plans for him to be our new library cat,”
to let him stay at the library for a few days
to see how he felt about being there — and
he’s been at the library ever since.”
While library pets have become popular
for the Pinson Library. Patrons got to help
name the new addition during a voting
contest and chose Socks, although his full
name is Socrates Prints Hugo.
“Socks won because he looks just like the
book, and he has white feet,” Scanlan says.
“Socks is short for Socrates — since he’s a
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