THE library in Launceston has been running a successful ‘Lego Club’, giving local children the chance to test their building skills and extend their knowledge, while interacting with others during their free monthly get togethers.

Library staff were aware that other counties were running similar clubs that were popular with families and were determined to make this available to children in the Launceston area.

Launceston Rotary Club made this possible by funding a large collection of Lego more than a year ago, enabling the library to start their club.

Rotary’s donation this month has allowed a purchase of extra large building plates, as well as moulded items like wheels and doors, and Lego characters to enhance children’s designs. This will help to keep the club as interactive and engaging as possible, and allow the library staff to set new challenges with different themes each month.

Children who build on a regular basis have enjoyed the opportunity to test their skills with different topics. Younger ones are equally happy just to come along and build alongside others, and set their own themes.

Children have the opportunity to put their names alongside their models, with creative ideas and reasons for building. These are then put on display in the library to share with friends and family, as well as other visitors until the next building session.

Club sessions run the first Saturday of the month, between 10am and noon, and anyone can join in just by visiting Launceston Library.

The Lego collection is also portable and has been used for events, school visits and fetes recently.