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Unshelved
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
Welcome to Unshelved, the world's only daily comic strip set in a public library! Writer Gene Ambaum (the made-up name of a real-life librarian) and co-writer and artist Bill Barnes have been publishing since February 16, 2002. Some of the stories are made up, some of them are based on real life, and some are absolutely true stories sent to us from our readers. And the stranger the story, the more likely it is to be true.
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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Too real!

🖼️ Library Comic by Gene Ambaum & Willow Payne

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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that last panel got me 😂

because very often I‘ll say I read an article but it was really a tiktok 🤔😜 (I fact check tho depending on the topic - so I‘m unlikely to get schooled) and every collections and reader development meeting I zone out so I don‘t snap and call out my manager on her frankly grating attitude towards the romance genre.

slategreyskies I think the romance genre is necessary. Sometimes we need hope, an escape, some excitement or a happy ending or all of the above. All of that can be found in the romance genre. Sometimes we just need a break from the intense, the negative, the sad, the books we have to work a little harder at reading and processing. Romance is such a positive and feel good genre to read. It‘s disappointing that she doesn‘t realize its merit, even if not for her. 3y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @slategreyskies, I think it‘s pretty cringe of her to not be on top of current trends - there was a whole section of the last meeting where she was all Colleen Hoover‘s books are so popular?! 🤨 like please flick through a trade journal and have some awareness. I agree that romance is a positive and feel good genre to read - but that doesn‘t always equate to light weight. 3y
slategreyskies Yes, that makes sense. Agreed. 3y
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Michollio
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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😆🤓

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Librarianaut
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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Here are some library patches to add to your librarian badge, @Branwen
They were part of a Kickstarter from the http://www.unshelved.com guys a few years ago :)

Branwen AHHHHHHH! THESE ARE SO AWESOME! 😍💕📚 4y
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ferskner
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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Well this is quite late but here's the result of my #marchunshelfing project! Things I've enjoyed that are now ready to be passed on. I'd feel proud except I still own over 1000 books. 🤦🏻🤣 @Clwojick

MusicallyMorgan I have never read Freedom, but Leslie Knope wanted Ann Perkins to read it on Parks and Recreation, so I assume it is amazing! 5y
Karkar Did you like Boxers and Saints? I have wanted to read it - but have not heard of anyone reading it. (edited) 5y
ferskner @Karkar yeah it's good! I think it needed an explanatory note at the end to clarify the history, but you can't go wrong with the art. I like American Born Chinese much more, though. 5y
Clwojick I feel you! 😅 I have well over 1,000 if I include my ebooks. 5y
Curiouser_and_curiouser I too have over 1,000 books. Glad to see you share the love 😊 5y
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ferskner
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I need to do this desperately, so I'm thrilled to join in with #marchunshelfing. My goal is to finish four of the 13 (!) books I'm in the middle of right now, most of which are advance copies and can be passed on elsewhere. Hooray! @Clwojick

Clwojick You‘ll do great!! 5y
Geenie My goal is four books too! 🥳👍💖 5y
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booklover3258
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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My review of this cartoon book can be viewed on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Km5oL3oxE

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

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Tianarose
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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Love this😍🥰

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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Library Love for #RiotGrams

(I always get my books back on time)

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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I found it!

The digital copy of all the Unshelved comics...

Huzzah!

Bibliogeekery Is that a USB key?? 8y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Bibliogeekery, it is! Very fitting for a library comic! 8y
Bibliogeekery That is so cool!!! 8y
Reviewsbylola Very cute. 8y
Librarianaut Very cute- and very handy!! 8y
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Airykah13
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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I'm sad Unshelved is ending but happy I will always have the full collection. I backed them on Kickstarter several months ago and my package arrived on Saturday 😀📚

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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Grammar error or library joke? 🤔🤔🤔

DivineDiana Library joke for sure! 📚 8y
ValerieAndBooks 😂!! 8y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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The very first thing that I backed on Kickstarter has finally arrived! 😱☺

*This is the final UNSHELVED collection not yet on the Litsy database.

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megt
Unshelved | Gene Ambaum, Bill Barnes
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More great #bookmail today! Somehow I had never heard about Unshelved - a comic series about a library - until the Kickstarter for this final print collection popped up a few months ago. I'm excited to dive into this. And I'm even more excited that the USB with digital copies of previous volumes is shaped like a card catalog drawer!

(This final volume isn't in the Litsy database, so I'm posting under one of the previous ones).

Merethebookgal Very cool! 8y
readinginthedark I love this series! Can't wait for my copy to come! 😁 8y
Lacythebookworm Those USB drives are the best! 😊📚 8y
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BethM Ooo whew can I get that? 8y
Librarianaut BEST. COMIC. EVAR!!! (Except for maybe Calvin & Hobbes...and Scott Pilgrim...) 8y
EvieBee I read the first in this series and loved it so much! 8y
megt @BethM It doesn't look like they're selling this print volume in their online shop, but they do have the USB, older print volumes, and some other bookish goodies! https://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TO&Category_Code=UN... 8y
megt @readinginthedark @Librarianaut @EvieBee84 I don't know how I missed out on the series before the Kickstarter put it on my radar. But I'm really looking forward to reading this latest volume and catching up on the older volumes, as well! 8y
megt @Lacythebookworm they really are! Perfectly bookish 😊 8y
readinginthedark @megt I discovered it by accident at a friend's library, where they had the first five or so books. This one isn't talked about very much, unfortunately, which might be why they're ending the series. 8y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Mine arrived today! Did you get yours personalised? 8y
megt @thegirlwiththelibrarybag yay! I didn't get mine personalized, but I still love the autographs. 8y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Yes ☺ nothing like an autographed book 8y
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