Tourist attraction
Statue of Benjamin the Library Cat
Bronze sculpture of a beloved library cat curled atop a stack of books, dressed by staff for holidays.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Statue of Benjamin the Library Cat in Auckland follows a cat who moved into the Devonport library in 2002 and became, in the guide's telling, the closest thing this seaside suburb had to a mayor. It traces his life on Victoria Road, the cat flap cut into the building's front wall for him, his own children's book, and the January 2017 morning that took him from the neighborhood. Listen for how the town decided to remember him.
This audio guide was created using AI.