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Winter Reading Bingo at Hudson Library
Written By: Emily Crowell | Issue: 2018/01 - Winter
Are you in a reading rut, or otherwise wanting to try reading a new genre but don’t know where to start? Hudson Library in Highlands is here to help get you out of your literary comfort zone in a fun way with Winter Reading Bingo!
Each bingo “card” has 25 suggestions for different kinds of books to read, ranging from new releases to classics to non-fiction to poetry. When you complete a square, you write the title of the qualifying book on the card, and when you complete a row, column, or diagonal, you get a small prize. There’s a wide enough variety of choices on the card for everyone to at least start – and once you mark off one square, you’ll want to mark off more.
Of course, the kids get to play on their own cards, and earn their own prizes. The kids’ bingo card admittedly looks a lot more fun (Read a book about dinosaurs? A book about dogs? A non-fiction graphic novel? Yes, please!), and it’s a great way for students to use their new StudentAccess library accounts – checking out a book using StudentAccess is actually on one of the squares. What a fun way to improve reading skills, learn new things, and get a little better acquainted with the library!
As always, if you’re having trouble finding a bingo-suggested book to read (or listen to), your friendly library staff is happy to recommend one or two, and may actually be participating in Winter Reading Bingo themselves.
Besides bingo, Hudson Library is still a flurry of activity in these slow months, albeit a quieter, more subdued flurry. Staff is busy working on projects they don’t necessarily have time to complete during the busy season. Afternoons see schoolkids visiting to work on homework or afterschool groups coming in to participate in programs. Thursday mornings in particular are lots of fun, with preschool kids brightening up the atmosphere on their way to storytime in the childrens’ room. The meeting room walls are vibrant with the work of rotating local artists, and Community Coffee with Mayor Pat Taylor will resume starting Friday, February 23.
Hudson Library is located at 554 Main Street in Highlands and is open and welcoming Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. and Saturdays from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., weather allowing. The library can be reached by phone during open hours at (828) 526-3031
