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

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