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Upcoming Events

CCALC - Katharine Hepburn Museum

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meriden Mall - Outside of Boscov's (2nd Floor)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Special Event
Event Details:
The Katharine Hepburn Museum: Preserving the Legacy of a Hollywood Icon (Tuesday, April 4) Presenter: Elise Maragliano, museum coordinator of the "Katherine Hepburn Museum @ the Kate" Presentation will discuss Miss Hepburn's impressive career, ...

Sock Bunnies (Twice-a-Month Tuesday Craft Night)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, School Age, Teens, Tweens, Adults, All Ages, Community
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meriden Mall - Conference Table (near magazines)
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, School Age, Teens, Tweens, Adults, All Ages, Community
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us in creating adorable sock bunnies. If you have socks without mates, bring them in to make your very own Easter Bunny. Random socks will be available for those who don't bring a sock with them.   DG/Brooke ...

Zentangle Art Therapy Night

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Department - Tables
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Relax, enter the zone, and let your pen flow! Join us on Tuesday, April 4th for creativity and tranquility. Zentangle is the meditative art of abstract drawing created by using repetitive patterns. Trademarked by the monk Rick Robert and artist Maria...

Virtual Event: Author Talk with Kate Beaton: Bestselling Cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant!

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Register here Join us for an enlightening hour online with highly-acclaimed Kate Beaton, the New York Times bestselling author of Hark! A Vagrant! And Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands.  Before there was Kate Beato...

Knit and Crochet Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meriden Mall - Conference Table (near magazines)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join your fellow crafters and bring your knitting and crochet project to work on at the library! Meets every first and third Wednesday of the month. ...

Early Childhood Career Fair

4:00pm - 6:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meriden Mall - Outside of Boscov's (2nd Floor)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
The Meriden City Health Department & City of Meriden's School Readiness Program are sponsoring an early childhood career fair to assist local agencies in the recruitment of employees. They will have representatives from several agencies presen...

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