One of the perks of being a librarian: being witness to the quiet stillness of a library closed for the night.

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Growing up, I watched too many English murder mysteries to ever be completely at ease in a dark library. Throw in some...
I loved closing the library in undergrad. Or opening. The quiet empty stacks were very soothing.