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| Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | Concerned Mother: Is there any SWEARING in this book?
/ Dewey: I haven't READ it. / Concerned Mother: Does it have adult content?
/ Dewey: STILL haven't read it. / Concerned Mother: Are you ALWAYS this irritating?
/ Dewey: At LAST, a question I can ANSWER! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100511 |
| Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | [[A Concerned Mother is taking books off a shelf while Dewey looks on.]]
/ Dewey: What your kids read is YOUR call.
/ Concerned Mother: Aren't you going to HELP me? / Dewey: Yes. But I can't make decisions FOR you.
/ Concerned Mother: Aren't there people who WILL? / Dewey: Certainly. Would you prefer... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100512 |
| Thursday, May 13, 2010 | [[Dewey hands a paper to Concerned Mother.]]
/ Dewey: Here is a list of recommended books.
/ Concerned Mother: So you CAN help me! / Dewey: I can give you this list.
/ Concerned Mother: Hand it over. / Dewey: Don't you want to know who MADE it?
/ Concerned Mother: As long as it wasn't YOU, I'm going with... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100513 |
| Friday, May 14, 2010 | Unshelved Book Club Presents: Foiled by Jane Yolen and Mike Cavallaro
/ {{Illustration (c)2010 Jane Yolen and Mike Cavallaro, used by permission}} / [[Dewey's description overlays a faded picture from the book with many colorful, fantastical creatures.]]
/ Dewey: Aliera is a competitive fencer. If she... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100514 |
| Monday, May 17, 2010 | [[In the library stacks, Dewey is surrounded by four patrons, three of which are in costume]]
/ ScifiFan: We're here about your library's sci-fi booklist.
/ Dewey: You liked it?
/ Trekkie: The selections were.... illogical.
/ JediFan: They were not the books we were looking for.
/ FireflyFan: Not shiny. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100517 |
| Tuesday, May 18, 2010 | [[In the library book stacks, Dewey confronted by four people, three of which are in costume]]
/ Dewey: What's wrong with our sci-fi recommendations?
/ Browncoat: Nothing by Joss Whedon. But I'll forgive you if you sign my petition to bring back Firefly.
/ Trekkie: It did not invite readers to explore strange... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100518 |
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 | [[Somewhere in the library, Dewey meets with Tamara]]
/ Dewey: Some locals stopped by to comment on your booklist.
/ Tamara: Sci-fi for beginners? They liked it? / Dewey [[Looking away from Tamara]]: They were... inspired by it.
/ Tamara: How nice! / [[Dewey hands a paper to Tamara]]
/ Dewey: They left... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100519 |
| Thursday, May 20, 2010 | Library Tip #72: Be Kind, Rewind
/ Old man: I rewound this before returning it! / Old man: It was really hard getting it to go backwards.
/ Dewey: This is a DVD. / [[Outside Shot of Library]]
/ Dewey: These look like needle scratches.
/ Old man: Should I complain to you about the sound quality? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100520 |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100521">http://unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100521 | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Monday, May 24, 2010 | Young man: You came to my school and did a presentation on research
/ Dewey: You were in the back row. On the left. / Young man: It was pretty dark...
/ Dewey: Your handheld video game lit up your face like a spotlight. / Young man: Anyways, turns out I need some help after all.
/ Dewey: Great, I'll... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100524 |
| Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | Student: Come on, Library guy. We both know you're here to help.
/ Dewey: I offered help. You were rude. Case Closed. / Student: I'm going to fail my class!
/ Dewey: Adults call that "learning a lesson." / Student: My parents are going to ground me!
/ Dewey: I call that "justice." Also, "highly amusi... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100525 |
| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | [[Mel and Dewey behind the desk. Student from previous comic in background, looking on.]]
/ Mel: You can't just refuse to help him. I'm taking over. / [[Mel and Student standing before library computer.]]
/ Mel: Let me show you how to search for articles.
/ Student: That's okay. I'd rather just watch you... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100526 |
| Thursday, May 27, 2010 | Patron: Can I speak to the one who looks like a librarian?
/ Dewey: Which one is that? / Patron: You know, the one who... I mean she... with the... / Patron: Help me out here.
/ Dewey: I can't, I'm insufficiently stereotypical. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100527 |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100528">http://unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100528 | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Monday, May 31, 2010 | Woman: Your seats are too low.
/ Dewey: A poor worker blames her tools. / Woman: [crosses arms] Your attitude needs adjusting.
/ Dewey: I'll fetch the attitude adjuster. / Woman: [seated on a book] That's the right height, but it's a little too hard.
/ Dewey: I'll see if we have it in paperback. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100531 |
| Tuesday, June 01, 2010 | Colleen: Books are not furniture.
/ Woman: [sitting on a book] Your thesaurus disagrees. / Colleen: You looked it up?
/ Woman: I'm sitting on it. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100601 |
| Wednesday, June 02, 2010 | Colleen: You said she could sit on a REFERENCE BOOK?
/ Dewey: It was the proper height. / Colleen: What if she damaged it?
/ Dewey: We'd have to replace it with a more current edition. / Colleen: [[offering Today's Cars 1949 to computer victim]] This one would make a good lumbar support!
/ Computer victim:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100602 |
| Thursday, June 03, 2010 | Library tip #73: Help yourself to seconds. / Dewey: [[Handing a book to a woman]] Take two, they're small.
/ Woman: I'd feel like a GLUTTON! / Dewey: Did you see something else you'd like?
/ Woman: Well yes, but ... / Dewey: If you don't check it out now, I guarantee we'll never be able to find it again.
/ [[woman... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100603 |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100604">http://unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100604 | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Monday, June 07, 2010 | Man: Sorry about things.
/ Mel: What are you talking about? / Man: Here. [[hands her some money]] It's all I can spare.
/ Woman: Did you return a book late? / Man: [[to a child]] Grab everything you can carry. This place won't be open long.
/ Mel: It's Monday! We're open until nine! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100607 |
| Tuesday, June 08, 2010 | Mail carrier: [[hands letter to Mel]] This has postage due.
/ Mel: Let me get the petty cash. / Mail carrier: [[rejecting the money]] Better save your pennies. You'll need them.
/ Mel: [[Angry]] What do YOU know? / Mail carrier: More than I can admit.
/ [[Mel Glowers. Enter Buddy]]
/ Buddy: Did my pen... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100608 |
| Wednesday, June 09, 2010 | [[Outside of the Consumer County Library Administration and Hospice building people are milling around. Mel is talking to another woman.]] / Mel: I drove down to find out what's going on with the budget.
/ Woman: That's what we're ALL here for! We're demanding ANSWERS! / Mel: Wouldn't an unruly mob... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100609 |
| Thursday, June 10, 2010 | Mel: Our library system is having budget problems
/ Dewey: I heard at the comic store.
/ It's a "crisis."
/ We're under "siege." / Mel: Did everyone find out before me?
/ Colleen: That way you don't panic the rest of us. / Mel: You seem calm. Are you in the dark, too?
/ Tamara: No. I know what's happening.... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100610 |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100611">http://unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100611 | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Monday, June 14, 2010 | Man: It's cold. But it's only cold right HERE.
/ Dewey: Sorry. We can't adjust the HVAC manually. / Man: The hair on my ars is standing up!
/ Dewey: That's your body's way of telling you it's time to leave. / Man: You're not helping. Dewey: That's MY way of telling you it's time to leave. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100614 |
| Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | Man: You have GHOSTS!
/ Dewey: I've already seen this movie. / Man: I'm detecting an irregular electric field!
/ Dewey: That's our wifi. It might not cause cancer. / Man: It comes and goes!
/ Dewey: You're telling me.
/ Computer victim: The internet is down again. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100615 |
| Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Clipboard man: Your office supplies disappear?
/ Dewey: Often. / Clibboard man: And your equipment malfunctions?
/ Dewey: Without warning. / Clipboard man: Books put away where they don't belong?
/ Dewey: As a rule. / Clipboard man: What do you call the spirits that haunt this place?
/ Dewey: "The pu... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100616 |
| Thursday, June 17, 2010 | Library Tip #74: Beat the Rush / Man: What do you mean they're all gone?
/ Dewey: The holds list is a mile long. / Man: It was just mentioned on TV this MORNING!
/ Dewey: I can add your name... / Man: How much to go to the front of the line?
/ Dewey: I'll call the bookstore and find out. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100617 |
| a class="searchlink" href="http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100618">http://unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100618 | [untranscribed - please consider transcribing this comic!] |
| Monday, June 21, 2010 | Computer victim: [holds up e-book reader] I want to read a book on this thing.
/ Colleen: It's your funeral. / Computer victim: I need help "downloading".
/ Colleen: You're way ahead of me, mister buzzword. How about I learn from you? / Computer victim: But I don't know what I'm doing!
/ Colleen: Look... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20100621 |
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