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-B:6 – Duties of Program Libraries.
202-B:6 Duties of Program Libraries. – Program libraries shall make government information products received or accessed through the program available for the free use of the general public. They shall organize the tangible information products in an acceptable fashion. Source. 2001, 281:4, eff. Sept. 14, 2001.
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.
Section 202-A:13 – Discretionary Powers.
202-A:13 Discretionary Powers. – The library trustees shall also have the following powers: I. To authorize the payment from library funds for the necessary expenses of library staff members attending library courses and meetings for professional advancement; II. To extend the privileges and use of the library to nonresidents upon such terms and conditions […]
Section 202-A:14 – Compensation of Trustees.
202-A:14 Compensation of Trustees. – No trustee of any public library shall receive any compensation for any services rendered as such trustee, unless compensation is stipulated in the terms of the bequest or gift establishing the library. Trustees may be reimbursed, however, for necessary travel expenses to attend professional meetings. Source. 1933, 60:4. RL […]
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 […]