Seventh annual LEGO-rama at library Saturday

| January 9, 2012 8:00 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - LEGO-rama - the program for kids who love to build - will be 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Community Room at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave.

One entry per participant can be entered in the contest for ages 4 to 13. Entries must be original designs - not a LEGO or compatible brand kit - built by the participant without adult assistance. Entries are limited to a 15-by-15 inch footprint (the space it occupies on a table).

Judging will be in age groups 4-6, 7-10, and 11-13.

Judging for this year's program will be provided by members of the TeraViks FIRST Robotics Club at Coeur d'Alene High School. The club is bringing its robot to the library.

"We are very excited to have this talented group of young people as part of our program this year," said David Townsend, Communication Coordinator for the library and the LEGO Leader. "We are hoping that this will be the start of a long relationship with the club."

Entries should be built prior to being brought to the library, and can be delivered to the Community Room as early as 12:30 p.m. Judging will be from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Certificates and prizes will be awarded in each age group. A People's Choice award will also be made based on audience voting.

Anyone age 14 and older may display designs, but these will not be included in judging.

Exhibition Category entries are also limit to a 15-by-15 inch footprint.

Complete rules are available in the Seagraves Children's Library or online at www.cdalibrary.org.

LEGO-rama, like all youth programs at the library, is supported by the Friends of the Coeur d'Alene Public Library.

Young builders are also invited to participate each week in LEGO Club in the Seagraves Children's Library. Offered as part of the Winter Reading Programs, the club is for ages 5-8 and meets from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursdays.

Participants who need accommodation are asked to contact the library staff prior to the program by calling 769-2315. More news and information about the Coeur d'Alene Public Library is available online at www.cdalibrary.org. For regular updates like the library on Facebook or follow it on twitter.