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