Generous Lego donation to library
Leo checks that one of the newly donated Lego kits is complete
A generous donation of Lego by Blenheim man Russell Hopkins has boosted the LEGO collection at Marlborough Libraries.
Collections Librarian Tania Miller oversaw the gift of more than 25 pre-loved kits and her son Leo eagerly put each one together to check they were complete.
“Leo thinks he’s the luckiest kid in the world to get to sort all this Lego out,” she said.
This is the second donation of its kind – the library initiated the Lego kits and club after a bequest from a generous donor in 2019.
“I think we are the only library in the country (maybe even the world), to have established a Lego collection for our community to use,” she said. “With Lego so expensive we are very lucky to have had such generous donations, and we are very grateful.”
A selection of the newly donated kits will be on display in Te Kahu o Waipuna for a short time before being added to the line-up for Lego Club.
Kind benefactor Russell Hopkins, a regular library user, said he bought up Lego in the 1980s for his children when it was reasonably priced. Some were still in their original boxes.
He didn’t have the space to keep them and decided they would be well used at the library.
Lego Club happens each Sunday at both Picton and Marlborough Libraries during opening hours. Families can choose a kit to build in a designated space in the library. This is a free activity, with no prior registration required.
Te Kahu o Waipuna recently marked its half-millionth visitor.
Sadly, Russell Hopkins died shortly after this story was written. Our condolences to his family and his generosity is acknowledged.
