The Board of Directors administers and manages the affairs of the Music Library Association, formulates and executes its policies, and realizes its stated purposes. It acts in the name of the association between its annual meetings, and it may exercise all powers except those which are vested exclusively in the members. The Board of Directors comprises the eleven officers of the associa- tion. Elected officers of the Board of Directors serve for up to six consecutive years.
Appointed officers serve up to four consecutive years.
The rules in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised govern the conduct of the association in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the constitution and bylaws, any special rules of order the association may adopt, or this Handbook. The Board of Directors comprises the eleven officers of the associa- tion. Decisions are made by a majority of the Board's voting members. The Board meets in conjunction with the annual meeting of the association and may meet at other times. It is customary for the Board to meet three times a year.