A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Library

A talk by Bill Barnes, one of the creators of Unshelved, a comic strip about a library

If you work in libraries you know that sometimes you have to laugh or else you'll cry. In this 50 minute talk, Bill deliver the laughs as he takes you on a tour of the world's only library comic strip. The staff and patrons of the Mallville Public Library are supposed to be fictional, but they are instantly recognizable, giving you a unique opportunity to gently laugh at yourself and the people you work with. Bill will deconstruct some of the greatest hits of the comic strip, and tell the true library stories that inspired them. The peculiar (and we do mean peculiar) insights into librarianship always leave attendees smiling and talking among themselves as they depart energized, validated, and uplifted.

Please join us on Tuesday evening, from 7 to 9 pm, for the President's Program. You can enjoy dessert while listening to Bill Barnes from the Unshelved comic strip! Book signing will follow. Open to all - no ticket or registration necessary. Join us to see the humorous incidents that happen everyday in our libraries!

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