Library User Records Confidentiality
NH Library Records Law
Government records · Children · Other
Makes library records identifying users, including circulation, information system and electronic viewing records, confidential at both public and non-public libraries. Records may be disclosed only for library operations, with the user's consent, or under subpoena, court order or statute; a 2025 amendment effective Jan. 1, 2026 gives parents or guardians access to a minor's current borrowing records.
- Where
- New Hampshire
- Citation
- N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 201-D:11
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 1989-07-21
- Last amended
- 2026-01-01
- Enforced by
- Not specified in the section
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- The section does not state a penalty.
- Applies to
- Public libraries and libraries other than public libraries in New Hampshire
Rights it gives people
- Provide either parent or a legal guardian, on request, records of a minor's current borrowing of printed and audio-visual materials.RSA 201-D:11, II-a · From 2026-01-01
Practices it requires
- Keep library records containing users' names or identifying information, including records of materials viewed or stored electronically, confidential.RSA 201-D:11, I
- Disclose user records only as needed for library operations, on the user's request or consent, or under subpoena, court order or statute.RSA 201-D:11, II
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Paragraph II-a is attributed to 2025, 273:1 (eff. Jan. 1, 2026) based on the section's source note; the session law text itself was not fetched
Research reference, not legal advice.