Abstract:The research on library anxiety in China has achieved significant results in the past years.Taking the keywords of “library anxiety” research as the statistical target,this paper analyzes the current situation of China's research by using cluster method and strategical diagram based on co-word analysis.Results show that the current research mainly focused on the three factors: the readers,the library environment and the librarian while the theoretical research on the causes of library anxiety is far from enoughand feasibility and effectiveness of library anxiety mitigation measures are neglected.The paper shows the possible direction of future research in this field and provides references for the researchers.