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

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