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

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