Job Stress on Teacher Librarians at Tumbuh Elementary School Library Yogyakarta

This study discusses work stress in teacher librarians in elementary school libraries who play the role of library managers and have additional duties to teach literacy in schools. Most studies on teacher librarians only focus on their role in increasing reading interest and other roles in school libraries. However, teacher librarians must face challenges such as managing libraries and packaging literacy teaching materials in school libraries. It causes teacher librarians to be overwhelmed which can have an impact on work-related stress. The research aims to determine the work stress of teacher librarians in the Tumbuh Yogyakarta Elementary School Library. The method used in this study is qualitative research through a case study approach with data collection techniques in the form of unstructured observations, semi-structured interviews, and document studies of teacher librarians in the Tumbuh Yogyakarta Elementary School Library. The results showed that teacher librarians in the Tumbuh Yogyakarta Elementary School Library have negative responses when carrying out their work. Negative responses, such as dizziness, hair loss, digestive problems, sore eyes, and tense muscles are caused by work stressors. There are several work stressors or factors that cause teacher librarians to experience work stress, namely task demands, interpersonal demands, and adaptation to the work environment. All teacher librarians make efforts to overcome work stress which according to informants is effective in preventing negative responses while working so that they are not continuous or last for a long period