Section 202-A:22 – Custody and Control of Trust Funds.
202-A:22 Custody and Control of Trust Funds. – Trust funds given to towns and cities for the use of a public library shall be held in the custody and under the management of the trustees of trust funds. The entire income from such funds shall be paid over to the library trustees. Payment of […]
Section 202-A:23 – Exceptions.
202-A:23 Exceptions. – Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the library trustees from accepting, receiving, investing, and administering directly any trust funds and donations when so specified by the donor. Library trustees administering and investing such special funds shall be governed by the provisions of RSA 31:25, RSA 31:25-d, and RSA 41:6. Source. 1963, […]
Section 202-A:24 – Offenses Against Libraries.
202-A:24 Offenses Against Libraries. – Any person who shall wilfully or maliciously deface, damage or destroy any property belonging to or in the care of any gallery or museum or any state, public, school, college, or other institutional library, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any such person shall forfeit to or for the […]
Section 202-A:25 – Detaining Books.
202-A:25 Detaining Books. – Any person who willfully detains any book, newspaper, magazine, manuscript, pamphlet, publication, recording, film, or other property belonging to or in the care of any gallery or museum of any state, public, school, college, or other institutional library, may be given written notice to return it, which shall bear upon […]
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. […]