Objective To investigate the relationship between social supports and general well-being of librarians.Method 213librarians from a university library of Dazhou city and county libraries were evaluated by using Social Support Rating Scale and General Well-being Scale.After the survey

the results were analyzed statistically.Results Women librarians felt that they were given more social support than men librarians

the same as librarians aged over 40and below 40

county librarians and university librarians.Respectively compared with each other

the former had a stronger sense of general well-being than the latter and the differences were statistically significant（P<0.01）.Conclusion Leaders of related departments need to pay special attention to the growth of male and young librarians and universities should give necessary social support to library staff so as to improve their own happiness and their sense of pride for their work unit.