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

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