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RSA 202-A:1 · Declaration of Policy

Title
XVI: LIBRARIES
Chapter
202-A · PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Status
current
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202-A:1 Declaration of Policy. – Mindful that, as the constitution declares, "knowledge and learning, generally diffused through a community" are "essential to the preservation of a free government" the legislature recognizes its duty to encourage the people of New Hampshire to extend their education during and beyond the years of formal education. To this end, it hereby declares that the public library is a valuable supplement to the formal system of free public education and as such deserves adequate financial support from government at all levels. Source. 1963, 46:1, eff. July 1, 1963.

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Source. 1963, 46:1, eff. July 1, 1963.

Source history

  • 1963, 46:1, eff. July 1, 1963

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  • 2026 HB1214 amend

    ibrary trustees" shall mean the governing board of a public library, except where the municipality adopts the provisions of RSA 202-A:26. 2 New Section; Public Libraries. Amend RSA 202-A by inserting after section 25 the following new section: 202-A:26 Adoption by Municipality. A municipality may, according to the provisions of RSA 39:3, elect to have the municipality's governing body assume cont

  • 2026 SB208 amend · effective 2026-01-01

    to any material deemed developmentally inappropriate for certain age groups. 5 New Sections; Policy on Curation of Library Materials and Book Removal in Public Libraries. Amend RSA 202-A by inserting after section 25 the following new sections: 202-A:26 Policy on Curation of Library Materials in Public Libraries. On or before July 1, 2026, library trustees shall adopt a policy on the curation of libr

  • 2026 SB208-FN amend · effective 2026-01-01

    to any material deemed developmentally inappropriate for certain age groups. 5 New Sections; Policy on Curation of Library Materials and Book Removal in Public Libraries. Amend RSA 202-A by inserting after section 25 the following new sections: 202-A:26 Policy on Curation of Library Materials in Public Libraries. On or before July 1, 2026, library trustees shall adopt a policy on the curation of libr