READS Mission Statement

The Reference and Adult Services Section (READS) is a professional sounding board and advocate for matters relating to reference and adult services. READS provides information and education relevant to work in circulation, technical and interlibrary loan services, reference, readers’ advisory, collection development and programming. READS uses discussions, workshops and other informal formats to educate, empower and provide opportunities for collaboration with the entire New Hampshire library community. March,  2008.


By-Laws.  a proposed amendment to Article II of the READS By-laws was passed at the October 24, 2008, READS Fall Conference in Concord. The ammendment added to the objectives “adult services,”  “readers’ advisory” and “collection development."  The full ammended article reads as follows:

"The objective of the Reference and Adult Services Section is to disseminate information and advocate for matters pertaining to work in

Discussions, workshops, and other types of informal formats will be used to educate, empower and provide opportunities for collaboration."