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No snickering in the library, unless you're hooked on "Unshelved"

posted by Blake on 06:50 AM May 9th, 2006
from the 'Dilbert'-for-librarians dept. The Seattle Times has an interview with Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes, the guys behind Unshelved.

"It's kind of, like, 'Dilbert' for librarians," offers Deena Martinsen, vice chair of Longview Public Library's board of trustees.Echoes Chris Skaugset, director of Longview Public Library, whose wife bought him a framed "Unshelved" print for Christmas: "They're just so tuned to library work," he says. "You see it every day." Trackbacks:

LISNews Week In Review 5-12-2006 I'm sure you've been unable to sleep at night because I haven't posted a Friday Update in several weeks. Truth is I just forgot. So I'll write a quickie today and plan on getting back into it for next week. There's just to much to cover, so I'll hit a few highlights from this week, and give you the most popular stories from the past month. Birdie is off this week traveling with her husband and I have no ideas for a new poll.

There was, sadly, little discussion on 10 Reasons Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a Library , but Brian G. had some interesting things to say.

It was good to see No snickering in the library, unless you're hooked on "Unshelved". I couldn't be happier for the Unshelved guys getting a good story like that in the Seattle Times.

In the journals, mdoniel submitted his Limerick of resignation, though sadly it really is impossible to rhyme librarian with Nantucket. Samantha provides some interesting insider info into the The Project Vote Smart Debacle. Shoe Gives Us her impressions of Horizon 8: "All in all, it looks like this crew has listened, and made improvements. Will it pass muster? I hope so. In theory it seems pretty sound." And last and least I've been going on and About FOSS In Libraries.
Here's the most popular stories from the past month ordered by hits, and comments.

Librarian Suggests Right-Wing Books, Hilarity Ensues 1724 11
Should I Become A Librarian? 1074 12
OSU librarian faced book banners before 925 19
Library Technicians make a top 10 list 766 12
Librarians to sever ties with scouts? 725 12
OSU Librarian cleared of harrassment charges 698 1
Iowa town bans sex offenders from local ibrary 658 7
Parent putting Harry to the test 608 3
The Debate in Tucson: Is the Library a Place for 587 8
The Saga Continues at OSU over Conservative Book 585 1

OSU librarian faced book banners before 925 19
Should I Become A Librarian? 1071 12
Library Technicians make a top 10 list 766 12
Librarians to sever ties with scouts?
Librarian Suggests Right-Wing Books Hilarity Ensues 1724 11
Censoreware Critics....rejoice 498 9
The Debate in Tucson: Is the Library a Place for 587 8
RLG to combine with OCLC 489 8
Iowa town bans sex offenders from local library 658 7
Library book downloads picking up 459 7
More On The OSU Librarian And American Libraries 330 7
America's Bookshelf-- Mail Away Library 568 6 This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted. No snickering in the library, unless you're hooked on "Unshelved" | Log in/Create an Account | Top | Search Discussion Threshold: The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

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