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| Tuesday, February 20, 2007 | [[Dewey performs several odd poses, fluttering his fingers under his arm, under his chin and on his ribs.]] / [[Dewey faces a patron from behind the reference desk.]]
/ Dewey: I read that it was impossible to tickle yourself. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070220 |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2007 | [[Merv approaches Dewey at the circ desk holding an oversized mechanical spider and a remote control]]
/ Merv: Remote controlled tarantula. / Merv: [[Only holding the remote now]] Any rules against it?
/ Dewey: Not yet. / Voice [[off panel]]: < http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070221 |
| Thursday, February 22, 2007 | [[Tamara approaches Fred, who is cutting a picture out of the newspaper]]
/ Tamara: Don't cut that picture out of the newspaper! It's library property. And anyway, you don't need to. / Tamara: Look, the same image is on their website. We'll just print it like so. / [[Enter Dewey]]
/ Dewey: [[As Tamara... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070222 |
| Friday, February 23, 2007 | Library tip # 35: one person per computer / [[Dewey and Mel stand behind a computer terminal being shared by three animated patrons]]
/ Dewey: Don't enforce the rules -- change the environment! / [[Dewey and Mel turn to survey the violating trio, Dewey with crossed arms, Mel with her hands on her hips]]
/ Dewey:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070223 |
| Saturday, February 24, 2007 | Female Patron: A man is using the men's room sink as a shower!
/ Dewey: That's Ridiculous. He'd have to be six inches tall to do that! / Female Patron: Can I talk to your supervisor about this?
/ Dewey: Maybe, but first you'd better come up with a good reason for being in the men's room. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070224 |
| Sunday, February 25, 2007 | The Unshelved Book Club presents "Whatcha mean, what's a zine? The art of making zines and mini-comics by Mark Todd & Esther Peral Watson" by Mark Todd & Esther Pearl Watson. / [[Graph paper sketches of Merv, Dewey, and Mel,]]
/ Dewey: Practical! Zines were blogs before blogs were blogs. They're smaller... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070225 |
| Monday, February 26, 2007 | [[Mel is unpacking a cardboard box, Buddy is standing next to her]]
/ Mel: We need to foster a dialog about books!
/ Buddy: I fostered a bunny once. - It died. / Mel [[lifting a T-shirt with the caption "Guess what I'm reading" and holding it up]] Well?
/ Buddy: Are you reading an office supply catalog?
/ Mel:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070226 |
| Tuesday, February 27, 2007 | [[Cathy approaches the ref desk, where Dewey is wearing his "Guess what I'm reading?" shirt.]]
/ Dewey: Guess what I'm reading?
/ Cathy: What? Why? / Dewey: If you guess, I can put a check mark in this box. And then I don't have to ask anyone for an hour.
/ Cathy: Okay, fine. Are you reading Mary Poppins. / < http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070227 |
| Wednesday, February 28, 2007 | [[Randy approaches Tamara, who is wearing her "Guess what I'm reading shirt" and holding a "Buddy the Book Beaver" doll.]] / Randy: Is it something from the romance section?
/ [[Tamara frowns]] / Randy: The Kama Sutra, perhaps?
/ [[Tamara moves on to shelving and scowls]] / [[Tamara grabs Sleazy's hand... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070228 |
| Thursday, March 01, 2007 | [[Computer Victim approaches Colleen, who is reading her "Guess what I'm reading?" shirt]]
/ Colleen: I'm reading this dictionary.
/ Computer victim: But I hadn't guessed yet. / Colleen: [[pointing to the book]] It wouldn't have been hard, considering I was reading it as you walked up.
/ Computer victim:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070301 |
| Friday, March 02, 2007 | [[A patron approaches Mel at the circ desk. Mel is wearing a "Guess what I'm reading shirt]]
/ Patron: Robert's Rules of Order?
/ Mel: Nope, sorry. / Patron: [[peering over the screen]] Then let me look it up in your record.
/ Mel: [[Covering the screen]] That would be a breach of confidentiality. / Patron:... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070302 |
| Saturday, March 03, 2007 | [[Fred approaches Dewey, who is wearing his "Guess What I'm reading?" shirt, at the ref desk.]]
/ Fred: How about YOU guess what I'M reading?
/ Dewey: Humm... / Dewey: [[pointing at Fred]] "The Terror" by Dan Simmons, "Cell" by Stephen King, and "Miracle in the Andes" by Nando Parrado. / [[Tamara enters... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070303 |
| Sunday, March 04, 2007 | The Unshelved Book Club presents "Drive" by James Sallis / [[Blood splattered bodies lie inside motel room 212. One body is sprawled half in and half out of the room, on the balcony beyond. Another lies between the hotel room and the bathroom. A third hangs half in the bathroom window, filling the sink... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070304 |
| Monday, March 05, 2007 | Dewey: [[Holding out a book to Mel]] Check out these new graphic novels of classic books!
/ Mel: [[Holding one open]] These aren't graphic novels. / Dewey: What?
/ Mel: [[Showing Dewey the inside of the book]] They're regular books. The covers just LOOK like comics. / Dewey: [[taking the book]] Arrggh!... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070305 |
| Tuesday, March 06, 2007 | Mel: [[Looking at a book with a deceptive graphic novel style cover]] I think it's great that publishers are adding shelf appeal to classics.
/ Dewey: Those covers are a lie and they won't appeal to anyone. / [[Enter a patron]]
/ Patron: [[takes Mel's book]] My son will love this comic!
/ Dewey: It's not... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070306 |
| Wednesday, March 07, 2007 | Mel: [[Looking at a stack of books on the table]] Why do all these books look the same?
/ Dewey: I recovered them with construction paper. / Mel: How can anyone tell them apart?
/ Dewey: I wrote the book's title, author, and call number on the cover. / Mel: [[as a patron approaches]] People will hate... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070307 |
| Thursday, March 08, 2007 | Mel: You are NOT re-covering all the books in the library with construction paper!
/ Dewey: [[Carrying away a stack of books]] But if I color-code them by section they'll be easy to find and shelve. / Mel: Well...
/ Dewey: We can also keep old books longer, which is good for our budget. / Mel: [[turning... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070308 |
| Friday, March 09, 2007 | Arrogant patron: I'm the smartest person in this library! / Arrogant patron: [[pointing]] Next to me you are all intellectual Lilliputians! / Arrogant patron: I need a book. But it's got to be challenging!
/ Dewey: Then let me show you the book on manners. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070309 |
| Saturday, March 10, 2007 | [[Dewey is sitting, wearing glasses and reading a comic. Tamara is behind him.]]
/ Tamara: Isn't that a 'girl comic'?
/ Dewey: It's my responsibility to give it a shot. / [[Tamara faces Dewey]]
/ Tamara: What's with the glasses? Is the comic 3-D?
/ Dewey: No, it's just very pink. So I re-tasked the glasses... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070310 |
| Sunday, March 11, 2007 | The Unshelved Book Club presents "The Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon / [[Daniel Sempere and his father stand outside the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, looking in at the employees shelving]] / Dewey: Barcelona, 1945.
/ Daniel Sempere's father takes him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books.
/ He... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070311 |
| Monday, March 12, 2007 | [[Dewey is holding a staff through which light pours. Colleen and Tamara are standing by him observing him with perplextion.]]
/ Dewey: The well of souls is located in Bartlett's Famous Quotations!
/ Colleen: I never know what he's talking about.
/ Tamara: He seems triumphant. That's usually a bad si... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070312 |
| Tuesday, March 13, 2007 | [[Mel is handing Dewey bags of trash to toss into the big dumpster]] / [[Dewey climbs into the dumpster]] / [[Dewey is hidden from view; Mel looks over the edge into to the dumpster]]
/ Mel: That doesn't look safe.
/ Dewey: 3PO! Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070313 |
| Wednesday, March 14, 2007 | [[Dewey leaning on desk, chin in hands. Tamara and Mel behind Dewey talking in background]]
/ Tamara: I think I figured it out. Dewey's having bad movie withdrawal. / Tamara: He's been complaining about a supply probelm. Apparently nothing is up to his high standards.
/ Mel: I've never understood that.... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070314 |
| Thursday, March 15, 2007 | [[Mel and Tamara offering movies. Dewey sitting, head in hands]]
/ Mel: "Steel Dawn"?
/ Dewey: 1987. Patrick Swayze. Blatant "Mad Max" rip-off.
/ Tamara: "Star Crash"?
/ Dewey: 1979. David Hasselhoff. "Star Wars" with bikinis. / Cathy: "Operation Splitsville"
/ 1999. Christopher "Highlander" Lambert plays... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070315 |
| Friday, March 16, 2007 | [[Tamara is behind Dewey as he works on the computer]]
/ Tamara: One bad movie and that's it--you're fine?
/ Dewey: The wonders of modern medicine. / Tamara: I just don't understand why you're drawn to those films.
/ Dewey: Action, machismo, bad acting.... / [[Tamara picks up a book]]
/ Tamara: Oh... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070316 |
| Saturday, March 17, 2007 | [[This strip raps around from left to right]]
/ Man [[to kids and Merv]]: Will you kids keep QUIET! I'm TRYING to READ!
/ Dewey [[to man]]: Sir, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to lower your voice.
/ Merv [[to Dewey]]: Dude, your authoritarian demeanor is bringing us down. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070317 |
| Sunday, March 18, 2007 | The Unshelved Book Club presents "SPLIT SCREEN" by Brent Hartinger / ATTACK OF THE SOUL-SUCKING BRAIN ZOMBIES
/ [[Two boys are kissing while another is looking]]
/ Russel's boyfriend Otto lives 800 miles away. He's coming to visit for Thanksgiving, but now that Russel's parents have found out he's gay,... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070318 |
| Monday, March 19, 2007 | [[Tamara and a patron in the library.]]
/ Tamara: Juvenile fiction? Aren't you a little old for that? / Tamara: Just kidding! I read it all the time myself! / Dewey: You know, "just kidding" usually takes away from a joke.
/ Tamara: Now he looks angry.
/ Dewey: And it doesn't add anything when your joke's... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070319 |
| Tuesday, March 20, 2007 | [[Dewey and Tamara are talking.]]
/ Dewey: Observe: Jokes are funnier when you don't say "just kidding." / [[They walk over to an irritated patron.]]
/ Dewey: Don't like that book? Just tear it in half and throw it in the trash! / Patron: [[following Dewey's suggestion]] This feels great!
/ Tamara: But... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070320 |
| Wednesday, March 21, 2007 | [Dewey is walking with Tamara.]
/ Okay. I shouldn't say, "Just kidding." The problem with *your* sense of humor is that no one knows when you're serious! / [They stop to shelve books.]
/ Tamara: So when you *mean* what you say, you should say, "I'm serious." / Tamara: I'm serious!
/ Dewey: Didn't... http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20070321 |
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