Next year in Ontario, newly elected municipal councils will be appointing their library board members. Given that the appointments are for four years (2011 through 2014), it is particularly important that the best possible people are selected. Too often, library trustees are chosen for reasons that don’t adequately address the needs of the position. The rationale may include being a frequent library visitor, a published author, a bibliophile, a municipal or business leader, or a former librarian. While these factors may enhance a person’s candidacy for being on the board, they don’t sufficiently address some fundamental trustee attributes that a library and municipal council should be seeking.