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Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum

Unshelved cover image Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum

Authors of the daily comic strip, "Unshelved."


Copyright © Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum. Used with permission.
Date of Speech - June 23, 2005
Format - RealAudio®
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The Library Colloquium Committee presents Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum, authors of the daily comic strip, Unshelved. The comic takes place in a public library, where the main character, Dewey, is a reference librarian. Gene Ambaum is a working librarian in the Pacific Northwest and Bill Barnes is a cartoonist-turned-computer-programmer-turned-cartoonist.

About the Presentation:

Bill and Gene offer a highly entertaining, insightful and thought-provoking look at modern library work. Their presentations have received fantastic reviews and are highly recommended.

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