Burnout is a common topic in librarianship post-COVID and in an increasingly polarized political environment in the United States. Using the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, which has not previously been used to assess librarian burnout, burnout levels were assessed for 536 responding librarians across library types (academic, public, school/media centers, and special). Results found moderate to high levels of burnout in 42.9% of respondents and low levels of burnout for the remaining 57.1%. Those who lived in the Western U.S. had higher burnout than other regions. Those who have been in the field longer also had higher burnout levels, though those with 6-10 years had the highest levels of disengagement. Burnout is a syndrome affecting many librarians that will silently harm library services and functionality if not addressed by library administration.

