Section 202-B:4 – Copies of State Government Information Products.
202-B:4 Copies of State Government Information Products. – I. Each agency component of state government shall produce 25 copies of its tangible state government information products for deposit with the state librarian. The state librarian shall make tangible products available through distribution to program libraries and shall ensure program libraries and general public access […]
Section 202-B:5 – Distribution Not Required.
202-B:5 Distribution Not Required. – The state librarian shall not distribute copies of: I. The state reporter and reports provided under RSA 505. II. Intra-office or inter-office publications and forms. Source. 2001, 281:4, eff. Sept. 14, 2001.
Section 202-A:15 – Public Librarian; Qualification and Tenure.
202-A:15 Public Librarian; Qualification and Tenure. – The librarian shall have education of sufficient breadth and depth to give leadership in the use of books and related materials. The librarian shall be appointed by the board of library trustees for a term of office agreed to at the time of employment and until a […]
Section 202-A:16 – Powers and Duties.
202-A:16 Powers and Duties. – In addition to any other duties which the librarian may be delegated from time to time, the public librarian shall: I. Serve as the administrative officer of the public library; II. Recommend to the board of library trustees the appointment of all employees. Source. 1963, 46:1. 1996, 33:4, eff. […]
Section 202-A:17 – Employees; Removal.
202-A:17 Employees; Removal. – No employee of a public library shall be discharged or removed from office except by the library trustees for malfeasance, misfeasance, or inefficiency in office, or incapacity or unfitness to perform the employee’s duties. Prior to the discharge or removal of any such employee, a statement of the grounds and […]
Section 202-A:18 – Discontinuance of Library.
202-A:18 Discontinuance of Library. – Any town now maintaining a public library established by expenditure of town funds may by majority vote at a regular town meeting discontinue said library. In case of such discontinuance, the library property of the town may be loaned or disposed of by the library trustees, subject to the […]
Section 202-A:19 – Defunct Libraries.
202-A:19 Defunct Libraries. – When a public library in any town shall, as such, cease to function, all books or other property given by the state for the use of said library or purchased with state funds shall be returned to the state by the selectmen of said town, delivery to be made to […]
Section 202-A:20 – Custody of Publications.
202-A:20 Custody of Publications. – Any town clerk, board of selectmen, or others having custody of the books, pamphlets, and public documents that have been sent to the towns by the departments of state government may, with consent of the librarian, transfer these publications to the public library, upon condition that they be included […]
Section 202-A:21 – Penalties.
202-A:21 Penalties. – Any town or library official violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1917, 59:1. PL 10:61. RL 15:65. RSA 202:16. 1963, 46:1. 1973, 529:38, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
Section 202-A:12-a – Trust Fund Annual Reports.
202-A:12-a Trust Fund Annual Reports. – Any public library holding funds in trust shall report to the office of the attorney general, annually at the conclusion of each fiscal year, the information required by RSA 202-A:12(a) through (d). Source. 1986, 74:1, eff. July 11, 1986.