1. This 1930s photomechanical print from our George Arents Collection seemed like a nice addition to our Caturday series - a very fancy girl with her very cute cat. Happy Caturday, and happy long weekend! Remember, NYPL is closed until Tuesday, but you can still check out our eBooks.

    This 1930s photomechanical print from our George Arents Collection seemed like a nice addition to our Caturday series - a very fancy girl with her very cute cat. Happy Caturday, and happy long weekend! Remember, NYPL is closed until Tuesday, but you can still check out our eBooks.

  2. We iz French, and we iz rendezvousing. This very cool lithograph of French artist Edouard Manet’s work “Le rendez-vous des chats” is found in the Library’s Samuel Putnam Avery Collection, which is part of the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs and contains over 3,000 etchings, lithographs, and drawings by prominent 19th-century printmakers. We thought it was the perfect black and white Caturday treat, so happy Caturday!

    We iz French, and we iz rendezvousing.

    This very cool lithograph of French artist Edouard Manet’s work “Le rendez-vous des chats” is found in the Library’s Samuel Putnam Avery Collection, which is part of the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs and contains over 3,000 etchings, lithographs, and drawings by prominent 19th-century printmakers. We thought it was the perfect black and white Caturday treat, so happy Caturday!

  3. In honor of the first Caturday in May, here’s a lithograph by Edward Penfield that features two kitties. That should doubly satisfy your cat cravings! The lithograph was created sometime in the late 1800s or early 1900s, and currently sits in the Library’s Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs (which just recently launched its own catalog; we highly recommend you browse). Happy Caturday!

    In honor of the first Caturday in May, here’s a lithograph by Edward Penfield that features two kitties. That should doubly satisfy your cat cravings! The lithograph was created sometime in the late 1800s or early 1900s, and currently sits in the Library’s Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs (which just recently launched its own catalog; we highly recommend you browse). Happy Caturday!

  4. Meet Mr. Rhinocerous. A current boarder at the Children’s Center at NYPL.

    Meet Mr. Rhinocerous. A current boarder at the Children’s Center at NYPL.

  5. Here is a feel-good Caturday for you all. This photo from sometime between 1898 and 1905 is in the “animal friendships” section of our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection, and shows a little cat and his or her canine companion sniffing something out together as a team (likely food). How cute is that? In addition to being adorable, it gives us an excuse to use this line from “Ghostbusters,” one of many films shot at our landmark 42nd Street building (and one that we had a little fun with to fight budget cuts with group Improv Everywhere): “Cats and dogs living together - mass hysteria!” Do you like this crazy Caturday feature? Check out all of our previous entries, too. Hey, it’s raining. You need something to do!

    Here is a feel-good Caturday for you all. This photo from sometime between 1898 and 1905 is in the “animal friendships” section of our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection, and shows a little cat and his or her canine companion sniffing something out together as a team (likely food). How cute is that? In addition to being adorable, it gives us an excuse to use this line from “Ghostbusters,” one of many films shot at our landmark 42nd Street building (and one that we had a little fun with to fight budget cuts with group Improv Everywhere): “Cats and dogs living together - mass hysteria!” Do you like this crazy Caturday feature? Check out all of our previous entries, too. Hey, it’s raining. You need something to do!

  6. Check out Strato Lizzie, the mascot for Transcontinental Western Airline (TWA), pictured here being shown off in her special traveling case at the 1940 World’s Fair cat show. The picture is currently in our World’s Fair collection in the Manuscripts and Archives Division, and is just cute. The description from 1940 says Strato “put in more air hours than most human beings.” No explanation of what the “Cat Realist Society” is, though. Too bad. Enjoy - happy Caturday!!

    Check out Strato Lizzie, the mascot for Transcontinental Western Airline (TWA), pictured here being shown off in her special traveling case at the 1940 World’s Fair cat show. The picture is currently in our World’s Fair collection in the Manuscripts and Archives Division, and is just cute. The description from 1940 says Strato “put in more air hours than most human beings.” No explanation of what the “Cat Realist Society” is, though. Too bad. Enjoy - happy Caturday!!

  7. July 27, 1906: “I saw the hippopotamus yesterday. The heat did not bother him. He was taking a bath. Your Father.”  #CuteThingsDadsSendTheirKids From the Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection.

    July 27, 1906: “I saw the hippopotamus yesterday. The heat did not bother him. He was taking a bath. Your Father.” 

    #CuteThingsDadsSendTheirKids

    From the Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection.

  8. This 1927 book jacket from the Library’s General Research Division shows cute cats  crossing the road and marching in their own personal parade through the streets of New York City - much like today’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade (which you can watch live here). Happy St. Patrick’s Day and happy Caturday!! We’ll be posting some of our historic St. Patrick’s Day cards today, so stay tuned!

    This 1927 book jacket from the Library’s General Research Division shows cute cats  crossing the road and marching in their own personal parade through the streets of New York City - much like today’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade (which you can watch live here). Happy St. Patrick’s Day and happy Caturday!! We’ll be posting some of our historic St. Patrick’s Day cards today, so stay tuned!

  9. To mark the birthday of composer Henry Cowell, today’s Caturday pic comes from the Henry Cowell Papers in the Music Division of our Library for The Performing Arts. The image provides a telling glimpse of Cowell — who composed the song “Because the Cat” — hard at work at his home in upstate Shady, N.Y. Cat fanciers will be pleased to note how the composer can focus on his work and still be accommodating to his feline friends. But are Cowell’s charges a-mew-sed by his latest piece? Sure doesn’t look like it. Thanks again to NYPL’s own Jeremy Megraw, who continues to uncover purrrfect Caturday gems from our collection. Happy Caturday!

    To mark the birthday of composer Henry Cowell, today’s Caturday pic comes from the Henry Cowell Papers in the Music Division of our Library for The Performing Arts. The image provides a telling glimpse of Cowell — who composed the song “Because the Cat” — hard at work at his home in upstate Shady, N.Y. Cat fanciers will be pleased to note how the composer can focus on his work and still be accommodating to his feline friends. But are Cowell’s charges a-mew-sed by his latest piece? Sure doesn’t look like it. Thanks again to NYPL’s own Jeremy Megraw, who continues to uncover purrrfect Caturday gems from our collection. Happy Caturday!

  10. This image from the Library’s Print Collection (found by our own Jeremy Megraw) combines our two favorite themes: cats and reading. It is also appropriate for the celebration this weekend of Read Across America Day. The NEA’s national reading celebration happens every year on or near the birthday of the creator of The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss (March 2). So, curl up with a book this weekend, or better yet, take your kids to story time at your local NYPL children’s Room and sound it out! Happy Caturday! Meow.

    This image from the Library’s Print Collection (found by our own Jeremy Megraw) combines our two favorite themes: cats and reading. It is also appropriate for the celebration this weekend of Read Across America Day. The NEA’s national reading celebration happens every year on or near the birthday of the creator of The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss (March 2).

    So, curl up with a book this weekend, or better yet, take your kids to story time at your local NYPL children’s Room and sound it out! Happy Caturday! Meow.