You have to be able to recognize numbers and identify letters so they are learning while also having a really good time.” “I choose bingo because people don’t realize how it helps them with their reading skills. “This is a great simple thing to do at the library and it doesn’t cost us anything,” Finck said. Open to children of all ages, families gathered in the community room of the library to play various rounds of the old-school bingo game and hopefully win a prize - a pick from the treasure chest at the front of the room.
“We chose this activity because parents are looking to do something with their kids during these few days off from school.” “We’ve done this program one other time and because it was so successful, people have asked us to do it again,” children’s librarian Susan Finck said. With rainy days and children off from school, the traditional game was a fun way to bring families together. About 20 people gathered at the Wantagh Public Library on Dec.
