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| Wednesday, April 26, 2006 | [[Tamara is holding a glass of water and a microscope.]]
/ Dewey: Nice microscope.
/ Tamara: I want you to see what's in the water you drink. / [[Dewey puts his eye to the microscope.]]
/ Dewey: Oh my god!
/ Tamara: See? / [[Merv takes a turn at the microscope.]]
/ Dewey: Check out the one with tentacles!
/ Merv:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060426 |
| Thursday, April 27, 2006 | [[Coffee Vendor offers two choices of bottles]]
/ Coffee Vendor: What kind of water do you want in your coffee?
/ Dewey: What happened to good old tap water? / [[Coffee Vendor shows a corroded pipe length]]
/ Coffee Vendor: It dissolved the good old tap. / [[Back at the Library]]
/ Tamara: And you're STILL... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060427 |
| Friday, April 28, 2006 | [[Black bar across whole strip]]: "How do you like your water?" / Fred [[in white button down shirt and sleeveless pullover sweater]]: French. / Angry Woman [[in low cut blouse with hair handing over right eye]]: Trendy. / Tamara: Clean. / Dewey: Free. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060428 |
| Saturday, April 29, 2006 | [[Merv is looking at DVDs. Dewey is standing behind him.]]
/ Merv: Superman I, III, IV... Hey, where's Superman II? / [[Dewey is imagining a masked Merv standing on the circulation desk, yelling at Mel, Colleen and Tamara, who are groveling before him.]]
/ Merv: KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! / Dewey: Our last copy... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060429 |
| Sunday, April 30, 2006 | The Unshelved Book Club presents "Stoner and Spaz" by Ron Koertge / [[A teenage girl, dressed crazily, a cigarette hanging out of her mouth, is talking to a boy who is shorter and thinner than her but dressed more reasonably.]]
/ Dewey: Colleen Minou is smart but hangs out with the wrong crowd.
/ Her... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060430 |
| How was your day at the library? Monday, May 01, 2006 | [[Dewey and Cathy are having dinner.]]
/ Cathy: How was your day at the library?
/ Dewey: I prevented a pregnancy. / Cathy: You provided materials to help someone make an informed decision?
/ Dewey: No.
/ Cathy: Directed them to appropriate community resources?
/ Dewey: No. / Cathy: I don't really want... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060501 |
| Tuesday, May 02, 2006 | [[Dewey and Cathy are sitting at a dining table, having a drink]]
/ Dewey [[holding a drinking glass]]: I'm thinking of going bungie jumping. For the adrenaline rush.
/ Cathy: When we're married I'll put a stop to that sort of thing. / [[Dewey stands up shakily, looking stricken, while Cathy picks up... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060502 |
| Wednesday, May 03, 2006 | [[Dewey is sitting in a chair ad Colleen walks past behind him]]
/ Dewey: This is a great book! / [[Colleen looks over his shoulder]]
/ Colleen: You're reading that?
/ Dewey: Well, I'm skimming it. / [[Colleen walks away, Dewey glares after her]]
/ Colleen: Or, as we say, "not reading". http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060503 |
| Thursday, May 04, 2006 | [[A dog with a "service dog" sign is on the floor eating a book. Dewey and a woman in a wheelchair watch the dog.]]
/ Dewey: What kind of service is THAT?
/ Woman in wheelchair: She's saving me from bad literature. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060504 |
| Friday, May 05, 2006 | [[Buddy carries a large stack of chairs in the background. A woman patron is talking to Dewey.]]
/ Woman: We need more chairs in the meeting room.
/ Dewey: Buddy's bringing them now. / Woman: That's still not enough.
/ Dewey: Let me see. / [[Fred is sitting on top of a stack of 7 chairs.]]
/ Fred: The... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060505 |
| Saturday, May 06, 2006 | [[For the first two panels, Dewey is standing at the desk while in front of him a skateboarder pulls some spectacular stunts. Colleen comes in, and in the third panel she speaks.]] / Colleen: Why aren't you stopping him?
/ Dewey: It's easier to pretend I'm sponsoring a demonstration. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060506 |
| Sunday, May 07, 2006 -- The Unshelved Book Club presents The Wreckers by Iain Lawrence | The Unshelved Book Club presents "The Wreckers" by Iain Lawrence / [[Dewey's voice over an image of the wreck of a ship called the Isle of Skye run aground on a rocky beach. A piratical-looking figure is using his foot to hold someone underwater. Another has opened a crate of bottles. A third is sneaking... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060507 |
| Monday, May 08, 2006 | [[Dewey is at the information desk with an angry patron.]]
/ Angry patron: There are teenagers cussing outside the library! / Dewey: On the steps or the sidewalk?
/ Angry patron: Sidewalk.
/ Dewey: Bike rack side or street side?
/ Angry patron: Street.
/ Dewey: To the left or right of the fire hydrant?
/ Angry... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060508 |
| Tuesday, May 09, 2006 | [[In the library]]
/ Angry lady: I insist you do something about those teenagers outside! / [[Dewey is speaking to the teenagers through the open door.]]
/ Dewey: Who wants to play "super monkey ball?" / [[Dewey is sitting with the teenagers playing handheld video games inside the library.]] Angry Lady:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060509 |
| Wednesday, May 10, 2006 | [[Angry Lady is pointing at three teenage boys. Dewey is standing next to her.]]
/ Angry Lady: Punish them!
/ Dewey: They aren't doing anything wrong. / Angre Lady: They're TEENAGERS!
/ Dewey: That was decriminalized in '87. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060510 |
| Thursday, May 11, 2006 | [[There is a small group of patrons around the Information Desk. Dewey is at the computer.]]
/ Teenage male patron: Hey lady, nice haircut!
/ Angry lady: Did you hear that? He mocked me!
/ other patron: I think you'll find he was complimenting you.
/ Angry lady: But he didn't *mean* it!
/ Dewey: If insincerity... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060511 |
| Friday, May 12, 2006 | [[Mel and Dewey are standing at the circulation desk. Dewey is typing on a computer.]]
/ Mel: So a woman was complaining to you about some teenagers.
/ Dewey: Yup. / Mel: But she was causing more trouble than the teenagers so you kicked HER out.
/ Dewey: Yup. / Mel: And now you're just wallowing in the... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060512 |
| Saturday, May 13, 2006 | [[Merv is at a computer while Dewey stands nearby.]]
/ Merv: I want to be on the front page of Digg.
/ Dewey: Maybe you could do something notable or worthwhile. / Merv: I know! I'll draw a web comic about Digg. Everyone will think it's hilarious and they'll all Digg it! / Dewey: That would never work.
/ Merv:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060513 |
| Sunday, May 14, 2006 | The Unshelved Book Club presents "How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion" by Daniel H. Wilson / [[Dewey & Merv are being chased by a giant robot]]
/ Dewey:I've got the perfect book for this situation!
/ It's full of practical advice on just such a topic. / Dewey:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060514 |
| Monday, May 15, 2006 | [[Mel's silhouette, visible through the "Staff" door]]
/ Mel: The library system is implementing a new staff-sharing program! We're combining disciplines! Finding hidden strengths! Bringing together branches! / [[From inside the room]]
/ Tamara: Why?
/ Mel: Well, it will increase flexibility and... and... / Dewey:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060515 |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2006 | [[at a library staff meeting]]
/ Colleen: We're going to share staff among library branches?
/ Tamara: I'm already pulling double story-time shifts! / Dewey: I don't know why everyone's so upset. Think of it as a county-wide coffee tasting.
/ [[Mel hands Dewey a piece of paper]]
/ Mel: I appreciate your... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060516 |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 | [[Dewey stands before a building with a sign saying "Mallville Detention Center and Amusement Park"]]
/ Dewey: My guidance counselor said I'd end up here. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060517 |
| Thursday, May 18, 2006 | [[In the prison library]]
/ Dewey: You don't look like a prison librarian.
/ Prison librarian: Welcome to my little oasis of learning. / [[The prison librarian addresses an inmate held by guards]]
/ Dewey: How can I be of ...
/ Prison librarian: That one's books are overdue. Throw him in the hole. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060518 |
| Friday, May 19, 2006 | [[Book repair at the prison library]]
/ Dewey: That's a lot of books to repair.
/ Prison librarian: The prisoners are hard on the collection. / [[Dewey holds a burnt book]]
/ Dewey: Is this fire damage?
/ Prison librarian: He insisted on taking it to the chair. / Dewey: I'll toss it out.
/ Prison librarian:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060519 |
| Saturday, May 20, 2006 | [[At the front desk]]
/ Tamara: How was the prison library?
/ Merv; Did you get shivved?
/ Dewey: Their library is a privilege, not a right. No one takes it for granted. / [[A patron approaches the desk]]
/ Dewey: Plus, if someone misbehaves, you can put them in leg irons.
/ Patron: I couldn't find the bathroom,... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060520 |
| Sunday, May 21, 2006 | The Unshelved Book Club presents Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins / [[A man is clinging to a rock wall while holding a small child. A woman with a sword is riding a giant bat and large rats and cockroaches are in the foreground.]]
/ Tamara: Gregor and his sister fall through a grating in their... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060521 |
| Monday, May 22, 2006 | Tamara [[reading the newspaper]]: Did you hear? The prince is coming to Mallville.
/ Colleen [[reading over her shoulder]]: I hope I get invited to the ball.
/ Dewey: You keep dreaming Cinderella.
/ Ned: Is this why we fought a war of independence -- so we could worship another country's royalty?
/ Merv... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060522 |
| Tuesday, May 23, 2006 | G-man [[speaking as if into a transmitter]]: The reference section is defenseless. Repeat, defenseless. / G-man: The periodicals rack is utterly compromised. / G-man [[to Dewey]]: Libraries are security nightmares. / Dewey: So my government keeps telling me. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060523 |
| Wednesday, May 24, 2006 | [[A man in a suit with an earpiece, a security agent]] / Agent [[to Tamara and Colleen]]: In ten minutes the prince is going to arrive.
/ Tamara: Here?
/ Colleen: In our library? / Agent: I need you to prepare.
/ [[Tamara and Colleen dash off in opposite directions]]
/ Tamara: I'm going to fix my hair.
/ Colleen:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060524 |
| Thursday, May 25, 2006 | [[Mel talking with The Prince's security agent]]
/ Mel: You need WHAT?!?
/ Agent: This building cleared of all nonessential personnel. / Mel: This is a public library. And a free country.
/ Agent: I will give cash to everyone who leaves the library immediately. / [[A line has formed to exit the library;... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060525 |
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