Legos @ Martinsburg Public Library

Leg Godt=Play Well

If the phrase above resembles a familiar word, you’re on the right track. ‘Leg Godt’ is a Danish phrase meaning ‘play well’, and was the motto of a man named Ole Kirk Kristiansen, master carpenter and joiner, and founder of The Lego Group. In 1934, the Kristiansens simply abbreviated ‘leg godt’ to ‘LEGO’. (Interestingly, the family later realized that in Latin ‘lego’ means ‘I put together’!) Because the Kristiansens were carpenters, the original Lego bricks were wooden; even though they are plastic now, the Lego brick is still their most important product. But look where Lego has gone! Team-ups with Star Wars, Batman, Indian Jones, The Hobbit, Harry Potter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, not to mention Ninjago, Lego Friends, Chima, and more. More than just building for play, The Lego Group has lent its name to video games, movies, story books, and building idea books. Legos were a popular toy decades ago, and continue to be so and even more so today! Find out more about LEGO history at wwwsecure.lego.com/en-US/aboutus/lego-group/the_lego_history

Enjoy LEGO free-play after school, every 1st and 3rd Monday from 3:30pm–4pm in the Martinsburg Children’s Library.