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Hands protecting shelter from extreme weather to the right of text with rain background

Wild Weather Shelter Survival

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Teen Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
Teens, Middle School, High School

Can you make a shelter that can withstand an onslaught of wild weather? Tornado? Tsunami? Earthquake? Come to the teen room to find out if you have what it takes!

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Can you make a shelter that can withstand an onslaught of wild weather? Tornado? Tsunami? Earthquake? Come to the teen room to find out if you have what it takes!

Pioneers mourning a loss to the right of text with mountain background

You Have Died...DIY Tombstones

Monday, July 20, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Middle School, High School

What took you out as you transversed the Oregon trail? Was it dysentery, starvation or even a wagon accident? Roll the die to find out and create your own tombstone.

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Event Details:

What took you out as you transversed the Oregon trail? Was it dysentery, starvation or even a wagon accident? Roll the die to find out and create your own tombstone.

Hardtack to the right of text with mountain background

Make Your Own Hardtack

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Teen Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Food/Cooking
Age Group:
Teens, Middle School, High School

Learn how to make your own hardtack, the long lasting meal staple of the Oregon trail!

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Education, Food/Cooking
Event Details:

Learn how to make your own hardtack, the long lasting meal staple of the Oregon trail!

Cover of Oregon Trail remake to the right of text with mountain background

Could You Survive? The Oregon Trail

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Teen Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Games
Age Group:
Teens, Middle School, High School

Would you have survived the trek to Oregon? Find out by playing the Oregon Trail game! Play the latest version on the Switch 2 or go old school on the computers. 

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens, Middle School, High School
Program Type: Education, Games
Event Details:

Would you have survived the trek to Oregon? Find out by playing the Oregon Trail game! Play the latest version on the Switch 2 or go old school on the computers.