Chairman Meow, the eleven-year-old tabby who has presided over the Cozy Town Library since wandering in during a thunderstorm in 2015, won a fourth term as Official Library Cat on Thursday, defeating a decorative owl named Reginald by a margin observers called “expected.”

The election, held annually to teach local children about civics, drew a record 412 ballots. Chairman Meow received 400. Reginald received 11. One write-in vote went to “the fish in the dentist’s office,” which was disqualified on residency grounds.

The Chairman ran on a platform of continuity: sleeping in the sunny window from ten to two, supervising story hour from atop the returns shelf, and maintaining his longstanding policy of ignoring everyone who says “psst.”

Head librarian Prudence Inkwell praised the democratic process. “Reginald ran a dignified campaign,” she said. “He sat on the information desk and did not say a single negative thing about his opponent. We could all learn from Reginald.”

Asked for comment, the Chairman slowly closed his eyes, which supporters interpreted as gratitude and analysts interpreted as a nap.