[Michlib-l] FW: Library Pet

[Erin Marsh]

From: Erin Marsh
Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 12:08 PM
To: 'Isabella Rowan' <i.rowan at fowlervillelibrary.org>
Subject: RE: [Michlib-l] Library Pet

We have a bearded dragon named Dolores. The Youth Services staff is in charge of his care. (Yes, Dolores is male-we found out a year after the community named him.) He does not need to eat every day, so we feed him on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and bathe him once a week for additional hydration. The public loves him, and we feed him where they can watch and we also get him out for people to hold him on request (we accommodate them as often as we have staff to spare.) It works very well for us, and the people in our community adore him.

Something we started a year ago was the Dragon Master program. We offer middle school students the chance to volunteer to come one day a week to feed/bathe  Dolores. There are a number of middle school teachers here who have bearded dragons in their classrooms, so the students already have some experience when they get to us. It has been a great way to get a steady stream of kids who might not  otherwise participate to interact at the library .

Erin Marsh
Assistant Director/Head of Youth Services
Ransom District Library
180 S. Sherwood Ave.
Plainwell, MI 49080
(269) 685-8024
www.ransomlibrary.org<http://www.ransomlibrary.org>



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Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Library Pet

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We have two degus named Jem and Boo.  They are part of the rodent family and simply adorable.  Our patrons love them.  One of my staff is the main caretaker, the "Degu Mom," but others pitch in to fill the water and give them treats.

Isabella Rowan, MLIS
Library Director

Phone: 517-223-9089, Ext. 111
130 S. Grand Ave.
Fowlerville, MI 48836
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Subject: [Michlib-l] Library Pet

Perhaps an odd question...library pet? Anyone have one? If so, how does the maintenance work? We recognize that fur and pet hair create allergies so that limits the pet choices but wanted to ask.

Thanks,
Ingrid Fournier
Branch Manager, Scottville
Mason County District Library
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