Bill Barnes

Gene Ambaum

Set in that very funniest of places, the local public library, "Large Print" collects episodes of the hugely popular Web comic "Unshelved."

An Unshelved Collection

Large Print

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.

What Would Dewey Do?

Library Mascot Cage Match

A collection of the comic strip "Unshelved," which chronicles the adventures of Dewey, Mallville Public Library's young adult librarian, and his coworkers.

Book Club

Collection of previously published comic strips.

Frequently Asked Questions

Read Responsibly is the biggest, funniest, and most colorful Unshelved collection yet! The fifth year of strips includes the famous ""Pimp My Bookcart"" sequence and a year's worth of full-color full-page ""Unshelved Book Clubs"" featuring the greatest books every written. Plus, never-before published strips and more!

Read Responsibly

Reprints comic strips originally published on the Unshelved website from April 27, 2010, to December 1, 2011, and in ALA CogNotes newspapers in June 2010, January 2011, and June 2011.

Too Much Information

Chris Hallbeck

"Unshelved entertains tens of thousands of library workers, teachers, and book nerds around the world with tales of what really goes on behind the desk, between the stacks, and in the staff lounge of your local public library. In this, the final collection, you'll find over two years of full-color comic strips including the third Unshelved graphic novella, Lights out.

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