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

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