In context of defining leadership not only in general but also in terms of academic institutions there are in excess of 100 leadership definitions (Riggs, 2001). Although, in leadership literature, it is dominant to focus on the positive side of leadership, there is a growing literature emphasizing that leadership and management may not always be associated with “good” (Cohen, 2018). In this sense, discussing academic libraries and toxic leadership -both of which are overshadowed- in context of leadership in academic institutions should be taken into consideration more.