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SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2024 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Child holding a yellow brick bucket in front of a Lego construction.Building Contest

Please read all of the Building Contest Rules [PDF] before you begin building.

Contest rules

  • Create an original design; do not use commercial kits/instructions.
  • Construction must be at least 90% bricks (LEGO® or other similar bricks). No more than 10% may be other materials (fabric, string, paper, etc).
  • Build at home, using your own bricks.
  • Tell the story of your creation. On the entry form, write a paragraph about your creation.
  • Enter by yourself and/or as part of a group.
  • ONE creation per individual or team.
  • Size: no larger than 10x10 inches at the base (32x32 studs).

Drop off: Entries must be delivered to the Cary Library Children’s Room on Thursday, January 18 from 2:00-8:30 pm. No entries will be accepted after Thursday, January 18. Your creation should be ready to display, with no loose parts. Please bring a completed entry form with your entry. Entry forms will be available at the Children’s Desk.

Pick up: Saturday, January 20 from 4:00-5:00 pm. If you are unable to pick your entry up at this time, please let us know ahead of time.

Three children holding green BRICKMANIA buckets.Entry categories

  • Team: a group of 2 or 3 kids (18 and under)
  • Family: a group of 2 or 3 people, including at least one adult (over 18) and at least one kid
  • Individual: ages 5-8
  • Individual: ages 9-12

Judging

A panel of three judges will select one winner in each category. A Viewers’ Choice prize (voted on by visitors and participants during Brickmania) will also be awarded.

Criteria

  • Building skill based on the entrant's age.
  • Creativity and originality, in both your building skills and your writing.
  • Presentation.

Liability

All possible care will be taken in the handling of entries. Entrants accept that Cary Memorial Library is not responsible for loss of, or damage to, any entry.

By entering the contest, all participants and their legal guardians agree to release the contest sponsors and Cary Memorial Library of all liability that could result from participating in the contest, attending the contest, or the awarding of contest prizes.

Photography

The contest and all participants may be photographed and videotaped. By submitting an entry into this contest, entrants and their parents/guardians hereby grant permission to Cary Memorial Library to use any photographs (names not included) of the entrant or the entrant’s submitted model for any promotional use.

By submitting an entry form and creation into this contest, entrants and their parents/guardians agree to these official rules and regulations and decisions of the judges.

 

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BRICKmania! Is sponsored by the Friends of Cary Memorial Library.

The programs conducted by Cary Library are not affiliated, sponsored, or endorsed by LEGO® Education or the LEGO® Group. LEGO®, the LEGO® logo, the Brick, DUPLO®, and MINDSTORMS® are trademarks of the LEGO® Group. ©2024 The LEGO® Group.

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