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Legal Q & A

Informational articles published in the
NH Library Trustee quarterly newsletter


ADVOCACY
Legislation & Lobbying (Spring 2022)
 
BUDGET/FINANCE
Financial Matters and Library Premises Control (Spring 2021)
Library Budgets (Winter 2020-21)
Managing the Library’s Budget and Finances (Fall 2022)
 
GOVERNANCE
Alternate Trustees (Fall 2020)
Building a New Library? You May Have Some Questions (Fall 2021)
Construction Projects – Who’s in Charge (Fall 2018)
Difficult Trustee Board Member (Summer 2018)
Figuring Out MOUs (Summer 2023)
Storing Library Records (Spring 2019)
 
MANAGEMENT
Book Bans, Catalog Requests, Patron Checkout Records (Winter 2022-23)
Inter-municipal Agreement or Library Cooperative (Winter 2021-22)
Preventing Sexual Harassment (Spring 2018)
Reopening During Pandemic (Summer 2020)
Reopening, Masks and Vaccines (Summer 2021)
Spring Cleaning (Spring 2023)
Volunteers and the Law (Spring 2017)
 
PERSONNEL ISSUES
Background Checks (Winter 2019-20)
FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) (Winter 2016-17)
Librarians: Are they at-will employees? (Spring 2020)
Management of Personnel Files (Winter 2017-18)
 
RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Public vs Non-Public Session (Summer 2019)
Right to Know Law and How it Affects You (Summer 2022)
Right-to-Know and Confidentiality (Autumn 2017)
Right-to-Know Law and Email (Summer 2017)
Sealed Meeting Minutes Procedure Change (Fall 2023)

The information contained in the articles provided on this page is not intended as legal advice.