Benjamin, Devonport Library's resident cat, dies aged 17SIMON MAUDE/FAIRFAX NZ Benjamin, pictured with vet Dr Neill Waddell in 2016, died on Friday. Benjamin, Devonport Library's resident cat, died on Friday at the age of 17. SIMON MAUDE/FAIRFAX NZ A cat door was installed for Benjamin at the $7.8 million Devonport Library, which opened in 2015. READ MORE: Celebrity library cat gives fans frightHe lived at the old Devonport Library for more than a decade, and when it was rebuilt in 2015, a cat flap was installed especially for him. Benjamin was also immortalised in a colouring book, Benjamin's Book of Library Fun, by comic artist Arthur Whelan.

Source: Stuff January 31, 2017 04:37 UTC