The Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library is holding a LEGO building competition at the end of the month.
Youth Services Assistant Katie McLeish says they are inviting children to the library on Dec. 27 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. to sit down at the Building Bee event to build their creation. Families can also build at home and bring their creations to the library and submit them on Dec. 28 any time between 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Those who build their creations at the library on Dec. 27, will be able to use the LEGO kits provided by the library.
“We run the LEGO Club at the library here as a regular program and the amount of creativity and amazing creations that we see always astounds me, so I am really excited to see what the kids come up with,” says McLeish.
She says this competition is making its return for the first time since before the Covid pandemic, where it was held for the first time in 2019.
“It was well received the first time around, so I am excited to have it back,” says McLeish.
The creations will be available for viewing and voting for the People’s Choice Award on Dec. 29 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 30. That afternoon between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., participants will be invited to an awards ceremony where the library will announce the winners of the different age categories.
The categories include Grades JK to two, Grades three to five, Grades six to eight, and a family build where winners will receive LEGO kits.
“We have been in touch with our fabulous local toy store The Rocking Horse, and we are going to be getting some amazing LEGO prizes for our LEGO competition,” says McLeish.
More details can be found on the library website here, or by reaching out to McLeish at 519-376-6623 or emailing kmcleish@library.osngupl.ca.