Board of Trustees
Mission: The mission of the North Hampton Public Library is to meet the evolving educational, cultural, informational and recreational needs of the community of North Hampton by providing library resources and services. The library, as a community gathering place, strives to acquire materials, plan programs, and provide services that reflect an understanding and consideration of the community served. The library will offer a welcoming environment, with concern given for all ages, backgrounds, interests, abilities, and levels of education.
The statute relating to public libraries, RSA 202-A:1, begins with a 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 deserve adequate financial support from government at all levels. Board of Trustees By-Laws
202-A:6 Library Trustees; Election; Alternates. – The library trustees shall have the entire custody and management of the public library and of all the property of the town relating thereto, including appropriations held pursuant to RSA 202-A:11, III, but excepting trust funds held by the town. Any town having a public library shall, at a duly warned town meeting, elect a board of library trustees consisting of any odd number of persons which the town may decide to elect. Such trustees shall serve staggered 3-year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified. There may be no more than 3 alternates as provided in RSA 202-A:10.
Source. 1917, 59:1. PL 10:52. RL 15:55. RSA 202:6. 1963, 46:1. 1987, 89:1. 2000, 9:2, eff. April 16, 2000.
Board of Trustees By-Laws
Trustees are elected for 3-year terms:
Jacqueline Brandt – Secretary, term expires 2026
Susan Leonardi – Chair, term expires 2027
Kathleen Kilgore – Treasurer, term expires 2025
Contact the Board of Trustees of the North Hampton Public Library
If you would like to contact the Board of Trustees please feel free to send an email to nhpltrustees
Board Meetings
Regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Trustees of the North Hampton Public Library are held on the second Wednesday of the month at the North Hampton Town Hall unless otherwise noted.
Note that meetings can be viewed (live and recorded) on Town Hall Streams
May 8, 2024 | Wednesday | 6:30pm | North Hampton Town Hall | Board of Library Trustees Monthly Meeting |
April 16, 2024 | Tuesday | North Hampton Public Library | 5:30pm | Work Session | Agenda
Meeting Minutes:
Please note that paper copies of draft and final Trustee minutes are available at the library
Meeting Minutes February 14, 2024
Meeting Minutes: January 10, 2024
Meeting Minutes December 13, 2023
Meeting Minutes November 15, 2023
Meeting Minutes October 10, 2023
Meeting Minutes September 12, 2023
Meeting Minutes August 15, 2023
Meeting Minutes July 20, 2023
Meeting Minutes June 14, 2023
Meeting Minutes May 10, 2023
Meeting Minutes: April 12, 2023
Work Session Minutes: March 11,2023
Meeting Minutes: March 8, 2023
Meeting Minutes: February 22,2023
Work Session Minutes: January 19, 2023
Meeting Minutes January 11, 2023
Meeting Minutes December 14, 2022
Meeting Minutes: November 16, 2022
Meeting Minutes: October 18, 2022
Meeting Minutes : September 15, 2022
Work Session Minutes: August 22, 2022
Meeting Minutes: August 11, 2022
Meeting Minutes: July 14, 2022
Meeting Minutes : June 8, 2022
Meeting Minutes: May 25, 2022
Meeting Minutes: April 13, 2022
Meeting Minutes March 11, 2022
Work Session February 18, 2022
Work Session Minutes February 9, 2022
Work Session Minutes January 18, 2022
Meeting Minutes January 14, 2022
2005-2021
Meeting Minutes