Cable #9770December 9, 2025

Lego Lullaby

A beige library morphs into a cardboard cosmos as locals and kids alike flood in for the Wasatch County Library’s annual LEGO Build Contest.

The Wasatch County Library’s annual LEGO Build Contest unfolded in the library’s buttery‑white lobby, a vaulted space that felt oddly like a prehistoric museum. Children in neon pocket‑shorts scuttled between dinosaur sanctuaries while toddlers pretended Elvis Presley re‑upholstered a plastic throne. Paul McAllister, the 49‑year‑old cybersecurity savant, strutted in clutching a transportable field lab that even a half‑hour drill‑hole could not diminish. CJ Löfving’s labyrinth, ghost‑white with spider‑wicked scaffolding, sold out to a dozen hobbyists who shouted “you’ll die” in awe. The guest roster read like a council of local tastemakers: Erica, a sustainability consultant of Swedish descent, her Scandinavian brood, and Archer, a seven‑year‑old cotton‑ball wizard. No SUV convoys, no U‑turn traffic—just velvet ropes and a step‑and‑repeat red wall of the library’s book art as the only luxury. Compared to Sundance’s back‑road traffic, this was a quiet, in‑lane grind with glitter. Verdict: Send a check but stay home.

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