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

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