# LEGO Build Lab: Brick Valor — Tactical Tech Bridge Challenge (Elkridge Library)

> Event for families in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson area (MD). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Thu, Nov 12 · 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Where: Howard County Library System – Elkridge Branch, 6540 Washington Blvd, Elkridge, MD 21075
- Ages: Teens
- Price: No fee is listed on the event page
- Organizer: Howard County Library System
- Official page: https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/lego-build-lab-brick-valor-424110
- Last checked: Fri, Oct 30

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## About

A Maryland STEM Festival LEGO challenge: teams plan and build a weight-bearing bridge against the clock while local veteran engineers, mechanics and technicians talk about their military training and judge the teen builds.

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