Library Teaching Anxiety: Understanding and Supporting a Persistent Issue in Librarianship

Teaching roles in academic libraries can be accompanied by a great deal of anxiety. This study surveyed librarian attitudes toward their teaching role and librarians’ experiences with Sixty-four percent librarians participating the survey said they experienced anxiety, including 65.10 experiencing physical symptoms 73.43 who anxiety psychological symptoms. Findings indicate tension between sustaining work-life balance managing Based on these findings, researchers propose supports that help mitigate adverse effects library instructors.