What the Literature Table is

At the back of almost every Alcoholics Anonymous meeting room there is a table. On it sit the same things: the meeting list, a stack of pamphlets, the chip basket, a copy of the Big Book, sometimes a sign-up sheet. A newcomer is pointed at that table before they are pointed at a chair. This site treats that table as an institution worth describing piece by piece.

Who keeps the table

The Literature Table is kept by an independent editorial desk, not by Alcoholics Anonymous, not by any district, area or intergroup, and not by the organization that once used this domain. From about 2010 to 2020, nhaadistrict15.org carried the website of AA District 15 in New Hampshire, on the Seacoast: meeting lists, service rosters, the Twelve Steps and Traditions, and a history of AA in the state. That site is gone. What we kept is its subject: how a district actually works, explained for the person standing at the table.

What the pieces are

Each entry on this site is a "piece": one document, role or habit of district life, laid out and annotated. The Meeting covers the room itself. The Table covers literature, chips and the list. The Ladder covers service positions, from GSR to delegate. The Seacoast covers the rooms and history of District 15 country.

What the table is not

This guide is not a directory of current meetings, not a hotline, and not an authority on AA. Meeting times change constantly; for a live schedule, contact New Hampshire Area 43 or your local intergroup. If you are looking for help today, the official AA resources are listed on our contact page. Nothing here speaks for AA; everything here describes it from a respectful distance.