The boardmay only actas a group,during officalmeetings.Hire aGoodDirector.The librarydirector is notnecessary forgood boardmeetings.Executivesessions canonly be calledfor a fewreasons.Preliminarymeetings tonegotiatereal estatepurchases.Quorum for acity library is4: a majorityof the board.The mayor isalways a full,voting memberof a city libraryboard.Work forgoodfinancialsupport.Being able toargue betterand louder is agood attributefor a trustee.Choosethe bestbookspossible.DevelopLibraryPolicies.Library directors wholimit the informationthey share withtrustees encouragegood and efficientboard behavior.Meetings withan attorneywhere attorney-client privilegeappliesIncluding lots ofextra informationabout personallives of trusteesattracts betterboard members.Library boardmembersserve withoutpay.Only bills under$100 may beapproved if theboard doesn'thave a quorum.The library boardis responsible fordeciding how bigthe library budgetshould be.Trustees whocriticize thepolicies of theboard in public area good educationfor the city council.A librarydirector doesn'tusually need awritten jobdescription.PersonnelissuesBoardauthoritydepends oncity council.Library boardmeeting dates,times, andlocations shouldbe kept secret ifpossible.All boardofficers candirectlibrary staff.The job of theboard presidentis the same asthat of thelibrary director.The boardmay only actas a group,during officalmeetings.Hire aGoodDirector.The librarydirector is notnecessary forgood boardmeetings.Executivesessions canonly be calledfor a fewreasons.Preliminarymeetings tonegotiatereal estatepurchases.Quorum for acity library is4: a majorityof the board.The mayor isalways a full,voting memberof a city libraryboard.Work forgoodfinancialsupport.Being able toargue betterand louder is agood attributefor a trustee.Choosethe bestbookspossible.DevelopLibraryPolicies.Library directors wholimit the informationthey share withtrustees encouragegood and efficientboard behavior.Meetings withan attorneywhere attorney-client privilegeappliesIncluding lots ofextra informationabout personallives of trusteesattracts betterboard members.Library boardmembersserve withoutpay.Only bills under$100 may beapproved if theboard doesn'thave a quorum.The library boardis responsible fordeciding how bigthe library budgetshould be.Trustees whocriticize thepolicies of theboard in public area good educationfor the city council.A librarydirector doesn'tusually need awritten jobdescription.PersonnelissuesBoardauthoritydepends oncity council.Library boardmeeting dates,times, andlocations shouldbe kept secret ifpossible.All boardofficers candirectlibrary staff.The job of theboard presidentis the same asthat of thelibrary director.

Library Board Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The board may only act as a group, during offical meetings.
  2. Hire a Good Director.
  3. The library director is not necessary for good board meetings.
  4. Executive sessions can only be called for a few reasons.
  5. Preliminary meetings to negotiate real estate purchases.
  6. Quorum for a city library is 4: a majority of the board.
  7. The mayor is always a full, voting member of a city library board.
  8. Work for good financial support.
  9. Being able to argue better and louder is a good attribute for a trustee.
  10. Choose the best books possible.
  11. Develop Library Policies.
  12. Library directors who limit the information they share with trustees encourage good and efficient board behavior.
  13. Meetings with an attorney where attorney-client privilege applies
  14. Including lots of extra information about personal lives of trustees attracts better board members.
  15. Library board members serve without pay.
  16. Only bills under $100 may be approved if the board doesn't have a quorum.
  17. The library board is responsible for deciding how big the library budget should be.
  18. Trustees who criticize the policies of the board in public are a good education for the city council.
  19. A library director doesn't usually need a written job description.
  20. Personnel issues
  21. Board authority depends on city council.
  22. Library board meeting dates, times, and locations should be kept secret if possible.
  23. All board officers can direct library staff.
  24. The job of the board president is the same as that of the library director.