This guide provides basic information as a reference manual for the use of officials appointed and elected to serve on public library boards throughout New Hampshire, and offers guidance to library governing boards in meeting the challenges of trusteeship of the state's public libraries. Topics covered include trustee qualifications, trustee/librarian relations, trustees' financial and legal responsibilities, the New Hampshire statewide library development program, the New England Document Conservation Center, public relations, public library and school library relations, library organizations, the state library role, the federal government role, library abbreviations, library policies, and a budget guide. A bibliography and a library bill of rights are included. (FN)