Hoover Public Library welcomes Libby, its new facility dog (w/ video)

The Hoover Public Library today held a meet-and-greet reception for its newest future staff member, who made her way into the library on four legs.

Meet Liberty, also known as “Libby” or “Libby the librarian.” She’s a 1-year-old standard poodle who will be joining the library this summer as a “facility dog.” Her job will be to make the library an even more welcoming place for all people, though she will have some specific assignments related to kids, teens and senior adults.

She already has been undergoing basic obedience training, and over the next six months, she’ll get more specific training from FIDOS Facility Dogs related to her job at the library. The library today helped celebrate Libby’s first birthday, complete with gifts of dog toys and a cake made specifically for canine tastebuds.

And yes, there was a lot of oooing and aaaahing by library staff members who came to meet her. Read more about Libby in a future print edition of the Hoover Sun.