🐈‍⬛ 2024 TinyCat Birthday Hunt: hints for clue 5

TinyCat 5

Namesake of Melvil, this feline friend,
Suffered a bitter start, but found a happy end,
In a true story set in the midwest,
A library cat left the town feeling blessed. (Lauren)

153 norabelle414 : In this case Melvil is not an author. Also, note the spelling.