In conjunction with Imagination Station we invite you to Celebrate International Lego Day and Brick Your Book at the Library!
Have you ever wondered how your favourite book would look made from Lego? What if Alice had Adventures in Legoland? Is there Room for bricks on the Broom? Would Mowgli find the Bare Necessities in The Jungle Brick? Get the whānau together, use our Lego or yours to recreate a scene or character from your favourite book, and be in to WIN!
Want some inspiration? Check out the entries in last year's Brick your book competition, or one of our many Lego titles in our collection.
International Lego Day is Tuesday 28 January 2025.
Imagination Station Pop-ups at libraries
No Lego of your own at home to create your book-inspired build? Come along to one of the libraries below from Monday 27 January to Tuesday 4 February and use the Imagination Station Lego on site.
- Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre
- Papanui Library
- Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre
- Matatiki Hornby Centre
We'll also have giant soft Lego to play with all day at Spreydon Library on Tuesday 28 January.
It's always tea time: LEGO® display at Tūranga, Saturday 11 January to Sunday 9 February
On display at Tūranga will be an outstanding LEGO build measuring over 1 metre high and nearly 2 metres wide. The model was created by Wendy Graham and Centuri Chan (of Knee Deep in Bricks) for the Christchurch Brick Show in July 2024. The project was inspired by ‘A Mad Tea-Party’ perhaps one of the most memorable chapters from Lewis Caroll’s 1865 children’s book ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’. It took approximately 300 hours to build and is made from an estimated 82,000 LEGO® bricks!
Look for this amazing masterpiece on Hapori | Community, Level 1. It can be viewed during library hours from Saturday 11 January to Sunday 9 February 2025.
Read more about how Wendy and Centuri went about creating this model.
Brick Your Book competition (Monday 27 January to Friday 7 February 2025)
Enter using our online form for your chance to win cool Lego prizes.
This competition will be open for entries from 8am on 27 January to 5pm on 7 February 2025.
Brick Your Book printable entry form 2025
Terms and Conditions
- Competition is open from Monday 27 January to Tuesday 7 February 2025 5pm.
- Winners will be announced on the Christchurch City Libraries Facebook page, and website.
- Prize allocation is at the discretion of the Christchurch City Council. All decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- Entries must have all correct contact details completed on the entry form.
- Photos of the entries will become property of Christchurch City Libraries.
- LEGO®, DUPLO®, TECHNIC®, and MINDSTORMS® are trademarks of the LEGO Group, and use of these terms does not imply authorisation or endorsement of this event.
Last year's winners
Check out last year's winners and highly commended entries.
More LEGO
- Imagination Station at Tūranga - drop in fun, or have a browse of their classes and holiday activities.
- Moata recommends some favourite Lego books, movies and activities in honour of International Lego Day on 28 January in Here's to clutch power.
- Find more LEGO resources at the library.
- Photos of LEGO displays, exhibitions and events on our Flickr.
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