Closed for Memorial Day

The library will be closed on Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.  We will reopen on Tuesday, May 30th at 9:30am. 

Meriden Public Library will temporarily close after June 2nd.

The Meriden Public Library is moving back to our newly renovated building at 105 Miller Street to prepare for our grand opening on July 14th & 15th.

Our Meriden Mall location will close after business hours on June 2nd. We will reopen to the public at 105 Miller Street on July 14th with a grand celebration. We hope you can join us then!

Visit our Grand Opening page for further information: meridenlibrary.org/grandopening

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Upcoming Events

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Trivia

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meriden Mall - Outside of Boscov's (2nd Floor)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us May 30th for an Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Trivia game. This is a great chance for patrons to recognize and celebrate the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans on the histor...

Spanish Conversation Hour

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meriden Mall - Conference Table (near magazines)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Two additional dates! It’s time to dust off that high school Spanish! Join us for a fun, relaxing conversation hour and practice your Spanish. Conversation group led by Jeannette Billeb, longtime secondary teacher in Connecticut and former Middles...

Virtual Program - The Fun Habit: An Author Talk with Mike Rucker, Ph.D.

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Register here Doesn’t it seem that the more we seek happiness, the more elusive it becomes? There is an easy fix, hiding in plain sight. Fun is an action you can take here and now, practically anywhere, anytime. Through research and science, we kn...

Virtual Program - An American In Provence: Author Talk with Award-Winning Photographer Jamie Beck

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Register here An American in Provence is a beautiful collection of exquisite portrait, scenic, and still-life photography from New York Times bestselling author and award-winning photographer Jamie Beck. Looking to slow down from he...

Juneteenth

All Day
Branches:
Meriden Public Library, Bookmobile
Description:
Closed for Juneteenth ...

Virtual Program - Author Talk with Tananarive Due: Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda Contributing Author

8:00pm - 9:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Register here Please join us for a chat with Tananarive Due about her newest work, The Wishing Pool and Other Stories. The second collection of stories by the author is full of her signature offerings of horror, science fiction, and susp...