“LEGO in the Library”
Read it, imagine it, build it
Sylvia Main
Literacy Development Officer
Angus Council
mains@angus.gov.uk
Every child has a story to tell;
some just need a wee boost to
get started
How can we combine play with
literacy learning in a library
environment?
Lego Literacy
Planning
 Recruit Lego Leaders in each Library
 Procure materials
 Train leaders with a workshop
Training workshop
Marketing
Obstacles and issues
 Timings
 Design of poster
 Discussions with LEGO
 Grade of staff running sessions
Launching “Lego in the Library”
 Drop in afternoons during December
 Launch programme in January
 Have a competition to name Lego
character
Vision for future
Monitoring and feedback
 Staff will send monthly evaluation sheets
Task
 Everyone can build a masterpiece
 Pass the bag full of LEGO blocks around
and take 2 blocks and add them to the
masterpiece.