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| Friday, May 26, 2006 | Tamara [[hands clasped]]: Here comes The Prince!
/ Colleen: Where's he going?
/ Dewey [[pointing]]: Men's room. / [[Tamara, Colleen, and Dewey watch]] / Tamara: He's out!
/ Colleen: Now where's he going?
/ Dewey [[pointing]]: Front door.
/ [[The Prince's security agent is making a note on a pad.]]
/ Agent:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060526 |
| Saturday, May 27, 2006 | Tamara [[reading aloud from a newspaper, Colleen looking on]]: "The Prince also visited Mallville's public library. 'I sat on your glorious throne of learning,' he told reporters."
/ Dewey: Do they mention how he used up all the toilet paper rolls of knowledge?
/ Mel: I'm so proud.
/ Merv [[Holding up... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060527 |
| Sunday, May 28, 2006 | The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold / [[A line of tall, green-clad soldiers, with one short, thin, pale one (Miles Vorkosigan) in the middle]]
/ Dewey: A poison attack on his pregnant mother left Miles Vorkosigan stunted, his bones brittle as glass. All he wanted was to be a Barrayaran soldier... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060528 |
| Monday, May 29, 2006 | Mel [[holding a book]] I'm removing this book from our collection because it's too worn. It's been checked out too many times. / Mel [[holding another book]]: I'm removing this book from our collection because it's too old but looks new. That means no one is checking it out. / Mel [[to Dewey]]: Now... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060529 |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2006 | [[Buddy has just put a book on a shelf]] / [[Buddy watches the book fall over on the shelf.]] / [[Buddy looking at the book on the shelf; behind him are Dewey, Colleen, Tamara, Mel; Merv is coming in behind them.]]
/ Dewey: That book is too shiny. You need to scuff it up. Get some sandpaper.
/ Colleen:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060530 |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2006 | Buddy [[holding out a box for Tamara]]: These came for you.
/ Tamara [[seated at a computer]]: Cruelty-free organic carob quinoa clusters! My favorite! / Buddy [[peering over Tamara's shoulder]]: I guess you have a secret admirer.
/ Tamara: How mysterious! / Buddy: Someone who knows your every...
/ Tamara:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060531 |
| Thursday, June 01, 2006 | [[At the reference desk]]
/ Patron: And I also need... what are you writing?
/ Dewey: Um, this is my shopping list. / Patron [[reading list]]: "Old Crank"?
/ Dewey: Cologne. Birthday present for my dad. / Patron: Aren't you sweet.
/ Colleen [[arriving]]: No.
/ Dewey [[reaching]]: Can I have my list back?... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060601 |
| Friday, June 02, 2006 | [[At the reference desk]]
/ Patron: I'm looking for an advanced yoga video.
/ Tamara: We've got quite the selection to choose from! / [[Tamara is squatting by a low shelf; Patron is standing, holding a yoga mat.]]
/ Tamara: They're right down here. Help yourself!
/ Patron: You mean I've got to *bend ov... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060602 |
| Saturday, June 03, 2006 | Mel [[examining a book]]: This isn't a library book.
/ Patron [[looking cheerful]]: I lost the copy I checked out, so I bought a new one. / Mel: Okay, I'll waive your fine, but there will be a small processing fee.
/ Patron [[angry]]: For what, some plastic and a few stickers? / Mel [[handing book back]]:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060603 |
| Sunday, June 04, 2006 | The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore / [[a bunch of zombies (including one dressed as Santa) are attacking a bar]]
/ Dewey: The angel Raziel is sent to Pine Cove, California to grant a child his Christmas wish.
/ There's a bit of a misunderstanding.
/ The town's... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060604 |
| Monday, June 05, 2006 | Patron: I have a book on reserve. / Patron: There it is.
/ No, to the left.
/ Not that far.
/ Up.
/ Now down. / Colleen: Thanks. I've been doing this for 37 years.
/ Patron: See, it's light blue. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060605 |
| Tuesday, June 06, 2006 | Mel: We spend too much time dealing with reserved books.
/ Dewey: Let's try self-service. / Mel: What an intriguing idea! How would it work?
/ Dewey: Put books on bookshelves. Put names on bookmarks. Put bookmarks in books. / Mel: I'm so pleased you're showing interest in customer satisfaction!
/ Dewey:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060606 |
| Wednesday, June 07, 2006 | Patron: I have a book on hold.
/ Dewey: Great. Have a look for it on our self-service shelves. / Patron: I don't understand.
/ Dewey: Your book is over there, filed under your name. / Patron: I still don't understand.
/ Dewey: I know. That's why I'll always have job security. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060607 |
| Thursday, June 08, 2006 | Patron: How am I supposed to find the books I reserved?
/ Dewey: By using something we call "alphabetical order." / Patron: Well excuse me for not going to library school!
/ Dewey: You missed some great cataloging parties, too. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060608 |
| Friday, June 09, 2006 | [[A woman patron stands at the circulation desk talking to Tamara.]]
/ Woman: I went to find the book I requested. / [[The woman holds up a book.]]
/ Woman: Then I saw this one next to it. I like it better.
/ Tamara: I'm sorry. Someone else reserved that book. / Woman: I know. Why do you think I like... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060609 |
| Self Service | Customer 1: I'm worried about your self-service policy for reserved books.
/ Dewey: What's your concern? / Customer 1: Neighbors knowing what each other are reading.
/ Dewey: That's why we shelve them spine-down. You can even reserve with a pseudonym. / Customer 1: No, I mean I *want* to know what my... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060610 |
| Sunday, June 11, 2006: The Unshelved Book Club presents "Ranger's Apprentice: the Ruins of Gorlan" by ... | The Unshelved Book Club presents "Ranger's Apprentice: the Ruins of Gorlan" by John Flanagan. / [[A room in a castle, at night. The moon and stars are visible through a window in a stone wall, with tapestries hanging on either side. At the center is a purple rug on the wood floor, and on the rug is... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060611 |
| Monday, June 12, 2006 | Mel: You'll be working with a substitute librarian today.
/ Dewey: You're going on vacation? / Mel: I've got a meeting. Someone left the mayor's wife on hold for ten minutes last week.
/ Dewey: I had to step out for coffee filters. / Mel: So *I* have to spend all day deescalating?
/ Dewey: Substitute,... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060612 |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2006 | [[Dewey is walking towards the reference desk, behind which stands Randy, apparently helping a patron.]] / Dewey [[Shaking his hand]]: Hello, you must be--
/ Randy [[Looking over his shoulder, thumb pointed in indication]]: I'd like to catalog *that!* / [[Tamara frowns as the man holds her hand up... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060613 |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2006 | Randy: Does that answer your question?
/ Patron: Tee hee. / Randy: I'd send HER to library school, if you know what I mean.
/ Dewey: I have no idea what you mean. / Randy: You've been in a women's profession too long, compadre.
/ Dewey: That explains my fabulous dress sense. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060614 |
| Thursday, June 15, 2006 | [[A patron walks past with a baby.]]
/ Tamara: I love little babies!
/ Creepy patron: You know what my favorite part of babies is? / creepy patron: Making them. / Creepy patron: I thig by dose is broked.
/ Dewey: That's my favorite part. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060615 |
| Friday, June 16, 2006 | [[The Little old Lady is asking Randy a question. Dewey is approaching in the background.]]
/ Little Old Lady: Is this the Romance section?
/ Randy: Every section is a Romance section when you're avec le Randy. / [[Dewey is shoving Randy out the door]]
/ Randy: But my shift isn't over!
/ Dewey: Trust me,... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060616 |
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 | Mel: The substitute librarian did *what*?
/ Dewey: Yup. So I made an executive decision. I sent him packing. / Mel: But you're not an executive.
/ Dewey: Then I called his boss. There was a pool on how long he'd last here. / Mel: But you're not empowered to call anyone's manager.
/ Dewey: So I signed... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060617 |
| Sunday, June 18, 2006 | The Unshelved Book Club presents "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" by Aron Ralston. / [[A worried looking man is sitting among some large rocks. His right hand is pinned between a large boulder and a rock wall, and he is holding a pocket knife in his left.]] / Dewey: Aron Ralston went for a hike in... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060618 |
| Monday, June 19, 2006 | [[Mel and Dewey are walking together.]]
/ Mel: Is it true that a child fainted during one of your booktalks?
/ Dewey: Ues, but I can do better. / Dewey: I've got it down to 27 words and a gesture.
/ Mel: You can't make someone faint with a gesture! / Tamara: Where's Mel?
/ Dewey: Sleeping it off. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060619 |
| Tuesday, June 20, 2006 | [[Two female librarians stand at computers.]]
/ Librarian 1: Did you hear? A librarian from Mallville has a booktalk that's guaranteed to make people faint.
/ Librarian 2: That's terrible! / [[The two women look at each other for a moment.]] / Librarian 1: I'd use it on the liittle snot with the superball.
/ Librarian... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060620 |
| Wednesday, June 21, 2006 | Mel: I forbid you to give your book talk.
/ Dewey: That smacks of censorship. And you know what that means. / < http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060621 |
| Tears? Rage? Nausea? Thursday, June 22, 2006 | [[Merv is talking to Dewey, who is sitting behind a pile of books.]]
/ Merv: That's a lot of reading matter, even for a librarian.
/ Dewey: My last book talk made someone faint. / Merv: Hmmm. Tantalizing.
/ Dewey: I want to widen my repertoire. What else can a book talk elicit? Tears? Rage? / Merv: Well,... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060622 |
| Friday, June 23, 2006 | Mel: I don't approve of your experiments.
/ Dewey: I now have book talks that guarantee cramps, nausea, and mild eczema! / Mel: That doesn't sound very useful.
/ Dewey: Oh, and one that makes you speak Urdu. / Mel: That's impossible!
/ Buddy: Waise maine delhi me apne mashuk se seekha hai. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060623 |
| Saturday, June 24, 2006 | Little Old Man:[[holding up an index finger]]Real Librarians use card catalogs, not computers! / Little Old Man: [[Holding up another index finger]]Real Librarians use Reference Books, not the Internet! / Dewey: What's with all the sweet talk?
/ Little Old Man:[[looking hopeful]]Real Librarians-
/ Reference... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20060624 |
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