Teens build lego replica of Meredith Public Library for building anniversary

MEREDITH—A Lego replica of Meredith Public Library built by teens is now on display at the library.

The idea of building a lego replica, led by librarian MaryBeth King, stemmed from this year being the 125th anniversary of the library building. King and the teens built the replica by referring to a photo of the building, using brick Lego pieces they ordered and pieces they already had.

“We ordered some Lego castle bricks and just winged it,” King said. “We did it with no directions.”

Any teens who visited the library while the replica was being built were welcome to work on it. Some of the teens who worked on it were Aria Klaft, Izabella Horne, and April Dudley.

“It’s cool that people took time out of their day to come to the library and work on it,” Dudley said.

By the time the structure was complete, King said a total of 7-10 teens had worked on it.

“Every day I came back, and I saw little pieces added on,” Horne said. “It was really fun and unique.”

The replica is open on the top so the inside of the library can be shown, details including book shelves with actual book titles, and LEGO figures reading inside.

“Everybody who worked on it got their own mini figure.” Klaft said. “It was really fun.”

“I thought the idea of putting mini books on shelves was super cool,” Dudley said. “It looks very realistic and identical to the library.”

King estimates that the replica took a full day to finish with all the working hours put together. King hopes the replica will be on display for years to come to show off how the kids’ worked together to complete the project.

“It took a lot of teamwork. We’re all like a little library family,” King said. “I’m sure if its handled with care, it will last.”