Why do people like confessing to librarians? It’s no secret that I’m a librarian, but sometimes when I’m sitting at the desk (or “the perch,” as I like to call it) I feel people mistake me for a priest or a bartender.  Although I don’t offer blessings and I don’t pass out drinks, people keep coming to confess things to me.  Sometimes they even do it on a regular basis. There are always those people who feel guilty over returning … Continue reading →