Emotion in the Library Workplace

• A Primer on Emotions in the Workplace; Miriam Matteson The Potential of Mindfulness in Managing Emotions in Libraries; Brian Quinn Associations Between Affect, Personality and Job Satisfaction Among Library Employees: Efficient and Ethical Assessment of Library Staff; Barbara M. Sorondo Constructing Authority in Professional Practice: Personal Reflections; Ruth Wallach Avoiding Burnout; Margaret Hogarth Into the Weeds: Emotions and Deselection in the Library; Lindsey Reno and Megan Lowe Emotional Intelligence: A Framework for the Competencies and Traits of Reference and User Services Librarians; Terri Summey Legacy Practices: Implications for Leadership; Deborah Gaspar and Kelley Hayden Using Civility in the Form of Mindful Speech and Action to Cultivate Empathy among Library Employees; Wendy C. Doucette and Rebecca L. Tolley Let’s Talk About How We Talk: Communication Agreements in the Library Workplace; Kabel Stanwicks The Role of Intentional Reflective Practice and Mindfulness in Emotional Self-Regulation for Library Administration; Jolene Miller

This volume in the series focuses on emotion in the library, an issue that struck a deep chord perhaps because many see librarianship as caring work, where there is an expectation of emotional engagement. The topics include the potential of mindfulness in managing emotions in libraries, constructing authority in professional practice: personal reflections, into the weeds: emotions and deselection in the library, legacy practices: implications for leadership, and using civility in the form of mindful speech and action to cultivate empathy among library employees.