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Upcoming Events

Holiday Crafting

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Other, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come celebrate the holiday season with a variety of crafts. Ornaments, dreidels and beads will be available to decorate. ...

Drop-In Paint Your Own Mini Holiday Tree

10:00am - 12:00pm
Children, School Age, Tweens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
We can’t wait to see you here! Join us for a festive craft where participants will create their own holiday tree with paint, sponge brushes, a pinecone, glue, and pom-poms. Your creative creations are sure to be a sensation. Some dry time ma...

Rise Up ! Indigenous Music in North America

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Community
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults, Community
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Covering over 500 years of history, religion, and cultural evolution, Rise Up! combines deep research with personal stories by four dozen award-winning Indigenous musicians - providing an unprecedented eye-and-ear-opening look at Indigenous music, sp...

Virtual Event - Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education: An Author Talk with Stephanie Land

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
Register Here You’re invited to an afternoon chat with New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Land as she talks to us about her new memoir, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education. When Stephanie Land set...

DIY CD Curtain

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Other, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Add some flare to your room with this fun DIY. Using recycled CD’s create a hanging masterpiece. ...

National Cocoa Day Celebration

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come celebrate National Cocoa Day in the teen room with hot cocoa and cookies. ...

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