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NHLTA CONFERENCE – MAY 27, 2026
DoubleTree Downtown, Manchester, NH
The New Hampshire Library Trustees Association Spring Conference & Annual Meeting is the premier education event for library trustees in the state and a
great opportunity to support public libraries and, at the same time, showcase
your company’s products and services to New Hampshire’s library leaders.
Download the PDF for information on sponsorship levels.
Sponsors and exhibitors may register here.
Want to present a workshop? Here is the information for the RFP HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL: NHLTA 2026 Conference Proposal Link. The deadline for proposals is December 5.
For further information, contact Janet Hromjak
NHLTA is pleased to announce that DrummondWoodsum will be
the Premier Sponsor for the third year in a row!
2026 Legislative Update
HB 1214 authorizes a municipality’s governing body to assume governance of a public library upon a vote of the legislative body, relegating library trustees to an advisory role.
Under this proposed legislation, a municipality can vote to transfer that governance role to its own elected or appointed municipal governing body. If a municipality chooses to do so, the existing library trustees would then shift to an advisory role, providing recommendations and guidance to the municipal governing body rather than making direct operational decisions.
The New Hampshire Library Trustees Association strongly opposes HB 1214.
Allowing a municipal takeover of library governance undermines libraries’ independence and risks politicizing the library operations, collections and services that are intended to serve the entire community equitably. HB 1214 threatens the public trust New Hampshire residents have long placed in their libraries.
Contact your state representatives and urge them to vote NO on this bill. Contact information for the sponsors and committee members may be found here. Need some talking points? They may be found here.
Click here for information about HB 273
Important Information About Your Membership
Membership renewals are due July 1, 2025 for the membership year 2025-26.
Tutorial on how to renew and pay with a credit card. New membership rate: $35 per member. MORE information.
Volunteers
Best Practices for NH Libraries
“Volunteers are an integral part of many New Hampshire libraries and a major source of community support.” Updated version (11/2025) is available thanks to the NH State Library. Download PDF
TRUSTEE 101
“What do Trustees do?”
NHLTA has compiled a package of materials for the newly elected trustee as an introduction to understanding the position. The package contains a description of the Library Trustee Board, Code of Ethics, Trustee Job Description and Qualifications, a chart identifying the delegation of responsibilities between the library director and the board, description of Friends of the Library, list of RSAs applicable to libraries and additional resources.
RESOURCES TAB/Resource Materials
More In-depth information can be found in the NHLTA Trustee Manual.
Legislative Update 2025
Updated LIST of laws that affect libraries and action needed by trustee boards.
“An informed trustee board is an effective trustee board.”
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