Unshelved: It's always good to laugh.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Library

Unshelved is a “library-related” comic strip written by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes  http://www.unshelved.com/

It is good to start a full conference day to begin with laughter. Laughter is good for the soul and energizes an audience -- not to mention increasing oxygen levels that will keep us all alert for the morning sessions.

The natural volley of funnies between Gene and Bill provided a multitude of laughs. The following cartoon strips were included in their presentation. Autographed strips may be available on their website: www.unshelved.com.

Observations and notes from the presentation:

·         You can identify children’s librarians and children’s staff by the way the clap and hop when they are excited.

·         Have you ever noticed that there aren’t too many male children’s librarians? Wonder why that is?

 

·       Free Book Talk sheets. The Unshelved Book Club, available via the website. Library staff can print them out from the archives and use them to attract young adults and others to the books.

·         Worse SRP theme logo: Buddy the Book Beaver says, “Chew on a Good Book!” Check out the Unshelved website to learn all about the characters in the Mallville Public Library.

·         Way to increase reference phone question statistics:

·         Pimp my Book Cart Contest: www.unshelved.com

·        Visit the website, sign up for a subscription to be delivered via e-mail. Visit the store and purchase awesome Unshelved materials.

Thank you to Bill and Gene for this great start to the day!