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

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