Thanks for the advice- I think I'm going to get a locked container to put by the bedside for library books, since I often forget to put them up (I read for an hour or so every night before bed and don't remember the book is still there when I get up in the morning).

Marta is going to be 8 years old in January, and she's been sleeping on our bed since she was just a puppy, so banning her would be cruel...though I was pretty mad yesterday and thought about it!