Public Event
LEGO Connection
Sunday September 7, 2014: 1:00pm to
2:30pm
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Grades K-5 With An Adult.
Public Event
Learn, Build and Play with LEGO
Sunday October 12, 2014: 1:00pm to
2:30pm
Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Grades K-5 With An Adult
Blog Post
New Youth Magazines: LEGO Club & LEGO Club Jr.
by manz
LEGOs! Will we ever have enough of LEGOs? Probably not. There’s always another set coming out that we just HAVE to have. And with the LEGO Movie recently released, well, some of us are extra LEGO-minded. AADL now has subscriptions for two LEGO magazines for kids.
LEGO Club Magazine (formerly called Bricks Kicks and later LEGO Magazine) features different bits in each issue, such as Lord of the Rings, Lego Castle, Lego Atlantis, Lego City, Lego Legends of Chima. It addition to feature articles the magazine also includes comics, building ideas, cool creations, and games.
LEGO Club Jr. Magazine is aimed at children six and under and features activities, cool creations,and building ideas.
And of course be sure to check out some of the oodles of great LEGO books the library has to offer.
Public Event
LEGO Connection
Sunday January 12, 2014: 1:00pm to
2:30pm
Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Grades K-5 With An Adult.
Public Event
LEGO Connection
Sunday June 8, 2014: 1:00pm to
2:30pm
Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
Grades K-5.
Blog Post
LEGO Connection
by manz
Sunday, January 12 | 1-2:30pm | Malletts Creek Branch | Grades K-5
One month until The LEGO Movie is released in theaters! Are you geeked?! Join us for a LEGO adventure! Here’s a chance to get connected with other LEGO-minded people and build great things at the library! During this open-play event we’ll have a load of LEGO bricks for you to use to make cool things as you make new friends. At the end of our open LEGO play time the LEGOs will stay at the library before you head onto your next adventure, but if you want you can have your creation photographed for our LEGO Look Book before you go.
If you’re looking for books for some LEGO inspiration, check out AADL’s collection of great LEGO books! We’ve got books including how to build stuff, the history of LEGOs, and even stories featuring minifigs!
This event is for grades K - 5, with an adult.
Blog Post
LEGO Connection
by manz
Sunday, October 6 | 1-2:30pm | Pittsfield Branch | Grades K-5 with adult
Join us for a LEGO adventure! Here’s a chance to get connected with other LEGO-minded people and build great things at the library! During this open-play event we’ll have a load of LEGO bricks for you to use to make cool things as you make new friends. At the end of our open LEGO play time the LEGOs will stay at the library before you head onto your next adventure.
If you’re looking for books for some LEGO inspiration, check out AADL’s collection of great LEGO books! We’ve got books including how to build stuff, the history of LEGOs, and even stories featuring minifigs!
This event is for grades K - 5, with an adult.
Blog Post
LEGO Lovers Take Note! Build the Change Call for Designs!
by erin
If you have entered our famous LEGO contest or are just a LEGO enthusiast who has made a project that conveys sustainable design there's a contest just for you! Connect4Climate recently partnered with LEGO® to launch the Build the Change Call for Designs. The Build the Change Call for Designs invites individuals and groups from all over the world to showcase their talents and create LEGO® brick sustainable cities.To participate, participants post a photo or video of their LEGO® brick creation to the Connect4Climate Facebook Page and include a brief description of their creation, the hashtag #BuildTheChange, the name of the LEGO® brick creator and, optionally, their city of residence and age. The deadline is September 28, 2013.
Selected photos and videos will be featured at the LEGO® Build the Change Workshop at the EcoCity World Summit in Nantes, France.
Show the WORLD that Ann Arbor has the biggest and best LEGO fans!
Blog Post
Winners of the 8th Annual LEGO contest! Congrats to all of them!
by erin
Once again our annual LEGO contest was hotly anticipated and the entries were bigger and better! All ages from Preschoolers through Adults participated in the event. There were a total of 188 entries and the contest was held on Thursday, August 8 at the Kensington Court Hotel. There were six age categories and winners were chosen within each age group. The top three finishers and the People's Choice winners received custom LEGO trophies. The top three finishers also got medals and gift cards to Target. Please congratulate the winners! Photos of the winning entries will be added to this post on to our gallery soon.To see the contest guidelines and start planning for next summer click here.
Preschool Winners:
1st Place - Lucas Long
Runner-Up - Iris Brabbs
Honorable Mention - Steve Samuel
People's Choice - Lucas Long
Best Motorized Project - Vicky Kotsis
Best Architectural/Engineering Project - Becca Van Lent
Coolest Robot = Sanchia Gupta
Best Vehicle - Scarlett Williams
Most Creative - Eliza Farr
Most Sophisticated - Sarra El-Tawil
Best Local Interest - Kevin Chen
AADL LEGO Master Builder - Owen TenBroeck
Grades K-2
1st Place - Brendan Khuu
Runner-Up - Milo Varnum
Honorable Mention - Elizabeth Finnegan
People's Choice - Milo Varnum
Best Motorized Project - Dominic Nazario
Best Architectural/Engineering Project - Emma Khuu
Coolest Robot - Yotam Chopra
Best Vehicle - Yoyun Kim
Most Creative - Jake Williams
Most Sophisticated - Hanna Nilman
Best Local Interest - Catherine Van Lent
AADL LEGO Master Builder - McKenna Ge
Grades 3-5
1st Place - Eliot Varnum
Runner-Up - Betsy Nieman
Honorable Mention - Piper Favors
People's Choice - Eliot Varnum
Best Motorized Project - Brian Khuu
Best Architectural/Engineering Project - Koen Van Nieuwstadt
Coolest Robot - Noah Nieman
Best Vehicle - Jarrett Tseng
Most Creative - Max Mients
Most Sophisticated - Lily Papp
Super Effective Award - Mason Bleed
AADL LEGO Master Builder - Keegan Globke
Grades 6-8
1st Place - Beatrix Dergis
Runner-Up - Casimir Mankowski
Honorable Mention - Bach Nguyen
People's Choice - Casimir Mankowski
Best Motorized Project - Matt Rupp
Best Architectural/Engineering Project - Derek Mrachko
Coolest Robot - Manish & Ashish Venumuddula
Best Vehicle - Hamza Khan
Most Creative - Alexis Boyer
Most Sophisticated - Ryan Sauer
Best Vending Machine - Bilal Ahmed
Best Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons - Jeffrey Brooks-Conrad
Best Irreverent Treatment of Star Wars - Joey Nieman
AADL LEGO Master Builder - Alex Szumko
Grades 9-12
1st Place - Zachary Petersen
Runner-Up - Matthew Ramillard
Honorable Mention - Aliahna Porter
People's Choice - Pete Johnson
Best Motorized Project - Alex Wochna
Best Architectural/Engineering Project - Ethan Golombisky
Coolest Robot - Justin Forester
Best Vehicle - Tommy Cohn
Most Creative - Pete Johnson
Most Sophisticated - Alez Siple
AADL LEGO Master Builder - Matt Karls
Adults
1st Place - Virginia Falk
Runner-Up - Nieka Appel & Ken Varnum
Honorable Mention - Peter TenBroeck
People's Choice - Peter TenBroeck
Best Motorized Project - Logan Benton
Best Architectural/Engineering Project - Peter Alway
Coolest Robot - David Papp
Best Vehicle - Paul Bierdz
Most Creative - Amy Remillard
Most Sophisticated - Meenu Garg
AADL LEGO Master Builder - Mike Bleed
Blog Post
Happy Summer! It's time for the 8th Annual LEGO Contest!
by erin
Mark your calendars for Thursday, August 8, 2013! Preschoolers, Kids, Teens & Adults are all invited to enter this year's LEGO contest. The top winners receive custom made LEGO Trophies, medals and Target Gift Cards. Like in 2012 the contest will be at the Kensington Court Hotel (@ Briarwood Mall). Everyone is invited to come and view the entries between 6:00-8:00PM. For all the details and full guidelines for participants see the 2013 LEGO Contest Guidelines. If you're planning to enter and have your eyes on the prize here's a tip: look closely at the photos of projects that have won in past years - what did they do that caught the judge's eye? Good luck!