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| Friday, April 10, 2009 | [[Mel and Dewey look at a sign that says SAFETY FIRST!]]
/ Mel: Safety is our new priority.
/ Dewey: I thought serving patrons was our priority. / Mel: It is.
/ Dewey: Then isn't it "safety *second*"?
/ Tamara [[Peaking out from behind Dewey]]: I believe that children are our future!
/ Colleen: What about books? Aren't *they* a priority? / [[The sign has been modified. "First" has been covered up by a piece of paper, and it now reads "SAFETY PRETTY IMPORTANT!]] http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090410 |
| Friday, April 10, 2009 | [[Mel and Dewey look at a sign that says SAFETY FIRST!]]
/ Mel: Safety is our new priority.
/ Dewey: I thought serving patrons was our priority. / Mel: It is.
/ Dewey: Then isn't it "safety *second*"?
/ Tamara [[Peaking out from behind Dewey]]: I believe that children are our future!
/ Colleen: What about books? Aren't *they* a priority? / [[The sign has been modified. "First" has been covered up by a piece of paper, and it now reads "SAFETY PRETTY IMPORTANT!]] http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090410 |
| Saturday, April 11, 2009 | [[Dewey leans against the wall, near the SAFETY: PRETTY IMPORTANT! sign. He is reading a book or magazine. Mel confronts him.]]
/ Mel: Why aren't you at the desk?
/ Dewey: I might trip on the way there. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090411 |
| Saturday, April 11, 2009 | [[Dewey leans against the wall, near the SAFETY: PRETTY IMPORTANT! sign. He is reading a book or magazine. Mel confronts him.]]
/ Mel: Why aren't you at the desk?
/ Dewey: I might trip on the way there. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090411 |
| Sunday, April 12, 2009 | The Unshelved bookclub presents: Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg / [[A man sits in a chair while thought bubbles filled with fading images surround him. He sees a woman in a bikini, a whole ham and a bottle of wine, money changing hands, a speeding car, and a man poised to punch someone.]]
/ Dewey: David Selig should be a superhero: he can read minds!
/ But aside from picking up girls, he's never done very much with his power.
/ In fact, it's brought him as much misery as pleasure.
/ As David enters middle age, he is estranged from his sister and the world around him, subsisting by writing term papers for college students.
/ Then his power, the one thing that made him special, starts to fade.
/ This is David's life in his own words, growing up intimately connected to all of us, yet uniquely alone.
/ [[In the library]]
/ Dewey: I can also read minds.
/ Mel: Oh yeah? What am I thinking about?
/ Dewey: Office supplies.
/ Mel: Too easy. Be more specific.
/ Dewey: Binder clips.
/ Mel: What size?
/ Dewey: Half inch.
/ Mel: I have a meeting.
/ Dewey: Line dance class. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090412 |
| Monday, April 13, 2009 | [[Colleen stares at a machine, hands on hips.]]
/ Colleen: A vending machine? Is this a truck stop or a library?
/ Dewey: Are those our only choices? / Dewey: What about "Internet Cafe"?
/ "Public Restroom"
/ "Daycare" / Colleen: A *vending machine*?
/ Mel: [[Holding up a candy bar]] S'more? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090413 |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | Tamara: Our vending machines lead to nonrecyclable waste!
/ Dewey: She means "Garbage".
/ Buddy: They're missing my favorite snack!
/ Dewey: He means "Venison jerky".
/ Mel: They're here to stay.
/ Dewey: She means "They'll be gone by the end of week."
/ Dewey: What, too soon? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090414 |
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | Woman: Your vending machine ate my money
/ Dewey: I'm not authorized to do that. / Woman: What are you authorized to do?
/ Dewey: I could waive your fines. / Woman: I don't have any fines.
/ Dewey:Then I can offer you toilet paper. Or toner. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090415 |
| Thursday, April 16, 2009 | Computer Victim: You got *peanut brittle* on my *computer*!
/ Grandma: You got *computer* on my *peanut brittle*! / [[Grandma walks away looking smug while computer victim looks sheepish]] / Grandma: You're supposed to suggest that we're better together!
/ Computer victim: You're supposed to close your mouth when chewing. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090416 |
| Friday, April 17, 2009 | Bald man: Magazines are lighter
/ Dewey: [[holding up a book]] But nowhere near a sturdy. / Bald man: How about one of them ebooks?
/ Dewey: This doesn't need batteries. / Bald man: Maybe a DVD?
/ Dewey: This is all you're getting.
/ Next! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090417 |
| Saturday, April 18, 2009 | [[Across the top: "What do you worry most about?"]]
/ Buddy: Are the books in order? / Mel: Staffing the library during a recession. / Colleen: Will my daughter get into a good library school? / Dewey: [[Contemplating videos]] Dark City? Or Prince of Darkness? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090418 |
| Sunday, April 19, 2009 | The Unshelved Bookclub Presents:
/ Mark Siegel gives his precious little review of Scott Pilgrim Volume 5 by Bryan Lee O'Malley. / [[Banner across the top reads: Some people from first second books. Mark Siegel, "Editorial director" ; Calista Brill, Editor ; Colleen Venable, Designer ; Gina Gagliano, Marketing.]] / [[The other day]]
/ Mark: Important announcement.
/ Calista: OK
/ Gina: OK / Mark: "Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life" is an astonishing deput graphic novel by Bryan Lee O'Malley!"
/ Colleen: Actually, he did "Lost At Sea" before that.
/ Gina: Which was awesome! / Calista: Uh, Mark. That's Scott Pilgrim one. Like five years ago.
/ Unshelved wants you to review number five maybe? / Mark: [[stares wide-eyed at the book in his hand]] ...
/ Colleen: I had to wait in line six hours to get my copy on the day it released. / [[Notice: Mark looks hopefully at Colleen, wrinkling up Scott Pilgrim 1 in his hand. < http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090419 |
| Monday, April 20, 2009 | Dewey: [[Looking at a computer screen]] Look how cheap this house is!
/ Tamara: I'll take your word for it. / Dewey: It's *incredible*!
/ Tamara: I'm not really looking.
/ And *you* own a condo! / Dewey: But one day I'll be ready to buy, and then I'll *know*!
/ How will *you* know?
/ Tamara: I'll ask you. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090420 |
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | Tamara: Are you *still* looking at that house?
/ Dewey: [[looking at monitor]] They're offering discounted financing! / Tamara: I know that look. You're really *thinking* about this, aren't you?
/ Dewey: Little bit. / Tamara: How many emails have you exchanged with your mortgage broker?
/ Dewey: Twenty-three. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090421 |
| Wednesday, April 22, 2009 | Tamara: If you buy that house you'll benefit from another's *pain*!
/ Dewey: [[walking]] Someone's going to. May as well be me. / Tamara: I don't know if I'm comfortable being friends with a parasite!
/ Buddy: [[Holds out hand]] Can I borrow more money? I forgot my lunch again.
/ Tamara: Of course! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090422 |
| Thursday, April 23, 2009 | [[Comic-strip Dewey and Cathy stand outside a photograph of a real house. Bill has noted in the blog that the house, which is really for sale, belongs to cartoonist Paul Southworth of East Providence, RI]] / Cathy: It's nice and big!
/ Dewey:Think of how many action figures it would hold!
/ Cathy: It's a little *too* big. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090423 |
| Friday, April 24, 2009 | [[Dewey and girlfriend outside a house]]
/ Fred: Dewey!
/ Dewey: Oh, hello Fred. / Fred: I'm so glad you came by. I was just having a computer problem.
/ Dewey: No, I'm not working, I'm... / [[Dewey peeking inside door]]
/ Fred: Come in. My overdue books are by the door.
/ Dewey: This isn't a house call! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090424 |
| Saturday, April 25, 2009 | {{Dewey is house hunting and has fallen in love. The house is real and belongs to cartoonist Paul Southworth}}
/ [[Inside the house]] / Paul: I'm thrilled you're buying my house!
/ Dewey: I'm just looking. / Paul: You're a professional researcher! You must think it's a *bargain*!
/ Dewey: Well, nobody's made you an offer yet ... / Paul: Oh no, it's overpriced! What should I charge you? Tell me!
/ Dewey: [[To Kathy]]: This is starting to feel like an abuse of my authority. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090425 |
| Sunday, April 26, 2009 | The Unshelved Bookclub Presents: Finding Peace by Tom Waltz and Nathan St. John. / {{footnote states: Illustration copyright Nathan St. John. Used by permission}} / [[Three scenes from Finding Peace: soldiers firing machine guns from atop cars, a screaming person with hands over ears looking at a blood spattered wall, and a group of soldiers advancing into the distance in the background while someone inthe foreground crouches, eyes covered, in hiding.]] / Dewey: A land torn by Civil War.
/ (We don't know where or when)
/ (or *why*)
/ Soldiers, civilians, peacekeepers.
/ Three stories drawn in haunting charcoal.
/ Immediate, heartbreaking, and real. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090426 |
| Sunday, April 26, 2009 | The Unshelved Bookclub Presents: Finding Peace by Tom Waltz and Nathan St. John. / {{footnote states: Illustration copyright Nathan St. John. Used by permission}} / [[Three scenes from Finding Peace: soldiers firing machine guns from atop cars, a screaming person with hands over ears looking at a blood spattered wall, and a group of soldiers advancing into the distance in the background while someone inthe foreground crouches, eyes covered, in hiding.]] / Dewey: A land torn by Civil War.
/ (We don't know where or when)
/ (or *why*)
/ Soldiers, civilians, peacekeepers.
/ Three stories drawn in haunting charcoal.
/ Immediate, heartbreaking, and real. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090426 |
| Monday, April 27, 2009 | [[In Mallville Coffee. Dewey is reading.]]
/ Man: Hey, *I* read that!
/ [[Dewey keeps reading]] / Woman: That's the *only* book my mother and I agree on!
/ [[Dewey looks up and frowns]] / [[Kathy sits down with their coffee]]
/ Kathy: What happened to your book?
/ Dewey: Too popular. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090427 |
| Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | Buddy: I'm supposed to do book repairs.
/ Dewey: It's not repair, it's camouflage. / Buddy: [from outside panel] Awesome! What kind? Jungle? Desert?
/ Dewey: Nauseating! / Buddy: I don't think that's an option.
/ Dewey: [from outside panel] AAAAAAHHH! http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090428 |
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | Tamara: [[pointing to Dewey's book]] That's disgusting!
/ Dewey: Don't judge a book by its cover. / Tamara: I'm not. I'm judging *you* by its cover.
/ Dewey: I'm standing up for my right to read whatever I want. / Tamara: And *I'm* standing up and walking away.
/ Dewey: I knew the limbs floating in the blood would push you over the edge. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090429 |
| Thursday, April 30, 2009 | [[At Mallville Coffee]]
/ Woman: What are you reading now?
/ Dewey: Something I found in the library! / Woman: [[Takes book and examines cover]] But that... that's *awful*!
/ Dewey: Let me read the best part to you! / Kathy: [[Arrives with their drinks]] What's the best part?
/ Dewey: The son's tearful reunion with his Dad.
/ Not that *she'll* ever know. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090430 |
| Friday, May 01, 2009 | Cathy: Congratulations. You emptied out the entire cafe with that awful book cover you made.
/ Dewey: When you're an Intellectual Freedom Fighter you learn to accept collateral damage. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090501 |
| Saturday, May 02, 2009 | Buddy: You're RE-recovering that book?
/ Dewey: Mission accomplished! / Buddy: Wow! What was the mission?
/ Dewey: To get people to leave me alone when I read. / Buddy: I'll never understand your job.
/ Dewey: Well I do have a master's degree. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090502 |
| Sunday, May 03, 2009 | The Unshelved Bookclub presents: Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh.
/ {{Guest strip copyright Jimmy Gownley www.ameliarules.com}} / [[Amelia stands back to back with Harriet. a hand pointing to harriet reads Harriet spies! A hand pointng to Amelia reads Amelia rules!]]
/ Amelia: Hi! I'm Amelia McBride, and I'm here to talk about the greatest book ever written*...
/ Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh.
/ [[footnote reads: As chosen by the "Amelia McBride Society for Good Books" Amelia McBride President]] / [[Reggie sits reading Harriet]]
/ Amelia: This amazing novel was groundbreaking when it came out in 1964...
/ and, since it's filled with passages like these...
/ ...Pinky whitehead's whole problem is his mother... does she hate him? If I had him I'd hate him. / Amelia: It can still produce results like this... [[Reggie's head flips off]] << Flip!>> / Amelia: Lots of adults really hated it when it was published.
/ It's even been banned in some places.
/ Which means you KNOW it's good! / [[Picture of the book's cover]]
/ Seriously though, it's funny, and honest, and treats kids with respect. / Amelia: World renowned cartoonist Jimmy Gownley read it when he was a kid, and not only did it help him through a rough patch, it in some ways inspired him to become the INSIGHTFUL, BRILLIANT writer he is today.
/ You should probably know he paid me $5.00 to say that. / Amelia: [[Above a picture of Harriet, with her notebook]] Anyway ... Harriet has been on her spy route for 45 years, and I bet kids will still want to spy with her for 45 more. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090503 |
| Monday, May 04, 2009 | Man: [[to Dewey]] I need help with my resume. / [[Dewey examines his resume with a frown]]
/ Man: I'm looking for tips on making it more *presentable*. / Dewey: [[handing it back]] Sharpen your crayon.
/ Man: Do you think hot magenta was a good choice? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090504 |
| Monday, May 04, 2009 | [[A guy with a ponytail at the help desk talks to Dewey]] / Guy: I need help with my resume. / Guy: I am looking for tips on making it more presentable. / Dewey: Sharpen your crayon.
/ Guy: Do you think Magenta was a good choice? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090504. |
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 | [[Dewey is working the reference desk. A woman steps up with a sheet of paper in hand.]]
/ Woman: I forgot my glasses. Will you fill out this job application for me. / [[Dewey is looking down completing out the form.]]
/ Dewey: "Reason for leaving previous position?"
/ Woman: Homicidal Rage / [[Dewey pauses and looks up at the woman]]
/ Dewey: Excuse me?
/ Woman: Went after a co-worker with a spork. Too much detail? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090505 |
| Tuesday, May 05, 2009 | [[Dewey is working the reference desk. A woman steps up with a sheet of paper in hand.]]
/ Woman: I forgot my glasses. Will you fill out this job application for me. / [[Dewey is looking down completing out the form.]]
/ Dewey: "Reason for leaving previous position?"
/ Woman: Homicidal Rage / [[Dewey pauses and looks up at the woman]]
/ Dewey: Excuse me?
/ Woman: Went after a co-worker with a spork. Too much detail? http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090505 |
| Wednesday, May 06, 2009 | Man: I'm looking for jobs.
/ But not the one everyone *else* hears about. / Man: Not in the paper.
/ Not on the internet.
/ Not on joblines.
/ No word of mouth.
/ You know, the *other* ones.
/ The *good* ones. / Dewey: I'll just go get that file out of the vault.
/ Man: Be quick! I parked in front of a hydrant. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090506 |
| Thursday, May 07, 2009 | Mel: Thanks to the recession we're spending more time helping with job searches. / Mel: So I bought this resume software. It automates everything! / Mel: You're skeptical.
/ Dewey: How can you tell?
/ Mel: You're awake. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090507 |
| Friday, May 08, 2009 | [[A woman is seated at a computer. Dewey is standing behind her with his arms crossed.]]
/ Woman: I can't figure out this resume software.
/ Dewey: "Type your name" seems pretty intuitive . . . / [[Dewey points at the screen]]
/ Woman: I thought so too.
/ Dewey: Wait, why did it REJECT that? / [[Dewey is seated at the computer and gesturing angrily. The woman is standing behind him with her arms crossed.]]
/ Dewey: "Don't not click now"?
/ Dewey: People don't HAVE UPC codes!
/ Woman: I feel validated. But I still need a resume. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090508 |
| Friday, May 08, 2009 | [[A woman is seated at a computer. Dewey is standing behind her with his arms crossed.]]
/ Woman: I can't figure out this resume software.
/ Dewey: "Type your name" seems pretty intuitive . . . / [[Dewey points at the screen]]
/ Woman: I thought so too.
/ Dewey: Wait, why did it REJECT that? / [[Dewey is seated at the computer and gesturing angrily. The woman is standing behind him with her arms crossed.]]
/ Dewey: "Don't not click now"?
/ Dewey: People don't HAVE UPC codes!
/ Woman: I feel validated. But I still need a resume. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090508 |
| Friday, May 08, 2009 | [[A woman is seated at a computer. Dewey is standing behind her with his arms crossed.]]
/ Woman: I can't figure out this resume software.
/ Dewey: "Type your name" seems pretty intuitive . . . / [[Dewey points at the screen]]
/ Woman: I thought so too.
/ Dewey: Wait, why did it REJECT that? / [[Dewey is seated at the computer and gesturing angrily. The woman is standing behind him with her arms crossed.]]
/ Dewey: "Don't not click now"?
/ Dewey: People don't HAVE UPC codes!
/ Woman: I feel validated. But I still need a resume. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090508 |
| Saturday, May 09, 2009 | Mel: Why aren't you directing people to the new resume software?
/ Dewey: Because I value my time.
/ And sanity. / Mel: But it doesn't require any staff time!
/ Dewey: In theory. / Mel: There's no difference between theory and practice!
/ Dewey: That's your epitaph right there. http://www.unshelved.com/archive.aspx?strip=20090509 |
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