Best Fishes! Otis the cat, beloved employee at Loganberry Books, retires after 14 years

The great resignation shows no signs of paws-ing

by Kaylyn Hlavaty and Kristen Jantonio

CLEVELAND — Thousands of books immediately grab the attention of customers who walk into Loganberry Books on Larchmere Boulevard, but what is just as attention-grabbing is a four-legged feline named Otis who has been stealing the spotlight since 2008.

Otis, the well-known face of Loganberry Books, is retiring after 14 years of welcoming customers. His purr-sonality and love of litter-ature made him the perfect fit at this neighborhood bookstore.

A long and storied career in the bookstore business began when he showed up outside the home of Loganberry Books owner Harriet Logan. He was just a couple months old at the time, and as Logan tells it, he asked for a job and has worked there ever since.

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