Including lots ofextra informationabout personallives of trusteesduring meetingsattracts betterboard members.Library directors wholimit the informationthey share withtrustees encouragegood and efficientboard behavior.Trustees whocriticize thepolicies of theboard in public area good educationfor the city council.The boardmay only actas a group,during officialmeetings.The librarydirector is notnecessary forgood boardmeetings.Library boardmembersserve withoutpay.The library boardis responsible fordeciding how bigthe library budgetshould be.Boardauthoritydepends oncity council.Work forgoodfinancialsupport.Choosethe bestbookspossible.All boardofficers candirectlibrary staff.A librarydirector doesn'tusually need awritten jobdescription.Executivesessions canonly be calledfor a fewreasons.DevelopLibraryPolicies.Quorum for acity library is4: a majorityof the board.Being able toargue betterand louder is agood attributefor a trustee.Meetings withan attorneywhere attorney-client privilegeappliesThe mayor isalways a full,voting memberof a city libraryboard.Hire aGoodDirector.Library boardmeeting dates,times, andlocations shouldbe kept secret ifpossible.PersonnelissuesThe job of theboard presidentis the same asthat of thelibrary director.Only bills under$100 may beapproved if theboard doesn'thave a quorum.Preliminarymeetings tonegotiatereal estatepurchases.Including lots ofextra informationabout personallives of trusteesduring meetingsattracts betterboard members.Library directors wholimit the informationthey share withtrustees encouragegood and efficientboard behavior.Trustees whocriticize thepolicies of theboard in public area good educationfor the city council.The boardmay only actas a group,during officialmeetings.The librarydirector is notnecessary forgood boardmeetings.Library boardmembersserve withoutpay.The library boardis responsible fordeciding how bigthe library budgetshould be.Boardauthoritydepends oncity council.Work forgoodfinancialsupport.Choosethe bestbookspossible.All boardofficers candirectlibrary staff.A librarydirector doesn'tusually need awritten jobdescription.Executivesessions canonly be calledfor a fewreasons.DevelopLibraryPolicies.Quorum for acity library is4: a majorityof the board.Being able toargue betterand louder is agood attributefor a trustee.Meetings withan attorneywhere attorney-client privilegeappliesThe mayor isalways a full,voting memberof a city libraryboard.Hire aGoodDirector.Library boardmeeting dates,times, andlocations shouldbe kept secret ifpossible.PersonnelissuesThe job of theboard presidentis the same asthat of thelibrary director.Only bills under$100 may beapproved if theboard doesn'thave a quorum.Preliminarymeetings 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. Including lots of extra information about personal lives of trustees during meetings attracts better board members.
  2. Library directors who limit the information they share with trustees encourage good and efficient board behavior.
  3. Trustees who criticize the policies of the board in public are a good education for the city council.
  4. The board may only act as a group, during official meetings.
  5. The library director is not necessary for good board meetings.
  6. Library board members serve without pay.
  7. The library board is responsible for deciding how big the library budget should be.
  8. Board authority depends on city council.
  9. Work for good financial support.
  10. Choose the best books possible.
  11. All board officers can direct library staff.
  12. A library director doesn't usually need a written job description.
  13. Executive sessions can only be called for a few reasons.
  14. Develop Library Policies.
  15. Quorum for a city library is 4: a majority of the board.
  16. Being able to argue better and louder is a good attribute for a trustee.
  17. Meetings with an attorney where attorney-client privilege applies
  18. The mayor is always a full, voting member of a city library board.
  19. Hire a Good Director.
  20. Library board meeting dates, times, and locations should be kept secret if possible.
  21. Personnel issues
  22. The job of the board president is the same as that of the library director.
  23. Only bills under $100 may be approved if the board doesn't have a quorum.
  24. Preliminary meetings to negotiate real estate purchases.