Two generations and perspectives go head to head in a library - the one place where knowledge is free. Two juicy parts await talented actors in EMILY MCCAIN's piece about male toxicity and youth not putting up with it.

This short play about a librarian giving unwanted advice is terrific. A teenager has come to the library to find a biography on an important historical figure, and the librarian suggests all of his favorite people, none of whom resonate with the girl (His reaction to her comments about Teddy Roosevelt was particularly funny.) This play touches on so many different things in only ten pages, including the domination of white men in the realm of the 'historically important' and the fact that women can (and do) find themselves trapped literally anywhere by men in conversations they can't gracefully escape.

EMILY MCCLAIN hits the nail on the head when it comes to understanding why an offer of help is appreciated if it addresses the needs and wants of the person receiving the advice and not the person giving the advice. “The Un-Help Desk” takes place in a library. But, unfortunately, many people give unsolicited advice which totally misses the mark of what is truly needed. This is a good ‘word-to-the-wise’ lesson to be learned. It would be a fun play to watch. I loved reading it.