Parched by Melanie Crowder

Nothing but Blue by Lisa Jahn-Clough

Rotten by Michael Northrop

Wisdom's Kiss: a thrilling and romantic adventure, incorporating magic, villany, and a cat by written by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Cat Girl's day off by Kimberly Pauley

Inubaka: crazy for dogs. Vol. 1 by Yukiya Sakuragi

ASPCA complete cat care manual by Andrew Edney ; foreword by Roger Caras

The complete cat's meow: everything you need to know about caring for your cat by Darlene Arden

The Humane Society of the United States complete guide to cat care by Wendy Christensen and the staff of the Humane Society of the United States

Caring for your aging cat: a quality-of-life guide for your cat's senior years by Janice Borzendowski

Real Food for dogs & cats: a practical guide to feeding your pet a balanced, natural diet by Dr. Clare Middle

Memoirs About Dogs — Some of these titles may also be available as books on CD or e-books and a few have been made into DVDs:

The puppy diaries: raising a dog named Scout by Jill Abramson

A dog named Boo: how one dog and one woman rescued each other—and the lives they transformed along the way by Lisa J. Edwards

A dog for all seasons: a memoir by Patti Sherlock

Saving Gracie: how one dog escaped the shadowy world of American puppy mills by Carol Bradley

Drinking with Miss Dutchie: a memoir by Ed Breslin

Beautiful old dogs: a loving tribute to our senior best friends by edited by David Tabatsky ; photography by Garry Gross ; forword by Victoria Stilwell

Bless the dogs by Monks of New Skete ; [photography by Vincent Remini]

Maddie on things: a super serious project about dogs and physics by Theron Humphrey

Newborn puppies: dogs in their first three weeks by Traer Scott

Pure joy: the dogs we love by Danielle Steel

Jewel, an American Foxhound, won Best in Show at the National Dog Show in Philadelphia. Over 18 million viewers watched as Jewel became the winningest American Foxhound in the history of the breed. Missed it? Watch the encore tonight at 8:00 PM on NBC.

Joey, the Yorkshire Terrier won CPL's Best in Show Dog Show! Adopted from a rescue organization as a puppy, Joey now 5, demonstrated he had it all to take the Best in Show prize. Joey won Best Trick to qualify for Best in Show. Congratulations, Joey! You are Canton's Top Dog for 2013!

Joey shown here with his owner, ChuChu Houle, on September 14, 2013.

Best in Show contest winners from left: Bruno (German Shepherd), Coco (Sheltie mix), Joey (Yorkie), Presser (Greyhound), Ginger (bulldog), and Roxy (Great Dane) on September 14, 2013.

The perfect book for a book discussion is one that's not too easy, not too hard, that will hold the interest of a diverse group of readers and will also inspire a lively discussion. For additional book club resources the Canton Public Library offers a wide variety of Book Club in a Bag kits.

The Paris wife: a novel by Paula McLain

The art of racing in the rain: a novel by Garth Stein

Gone girl: a novel by Gillian Flynn

The language of flowers: [kit] a novel by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

The Rockefellers: an American dynasty by Peter Collier and David Horowitz

Don't let your book group miss these:

The tenderness of wolves: a novel by Stef Penney

A three dog life by Abigail Thomas

Moral disorder: stories by Margaret Atwood

The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander

Five skies by Ron Carlson

Reading to a friendly dog has become a popular program here at CPL. But you don't have to save your dog reading for that program alone. I bet your own dog would love for you to read to them, especially a book about dogs. The kids department has lots of fiction and non-fiction books on dogs. To keep it short and simple, check out some fun poems in It's About Dogs, Little Dogs Poems, or I Didn't Do it, which offers a irresistible glimpse into your puppy's mind.

Based on the 2003 memoir by best-selling author Jon Katz, A Dog Year tells the story of a writer going through a midlife crisis who agrees to adopt a high-strung border collie with issues named Devon. Read the book or watch the movie.