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Tech Topics: Staying Safe Shopping Online

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Tis the season when many people are opting to purchase items online.

Come to this session of Tech Topics to learn more about keeping you and your information safe from scams and fraud.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tis the season when many people are opting to purchase items online.

Come to this session of Tech Topics to learn more about keeping you and your information safe from scams and fraud.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Holiday Adult Monthly Craft Night - Canning Lid Christmas Tree

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts, Holiday
Age Group:
Adults

Get into the holiday spirit by creating your own stunning Canning Lid Holiday Tree.

All supplies, festive music, and hot cocoa will be provided.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Holiday
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get into the holiday spirit by creating your own stunning Canning Lid Holiday Tree.

All supplies, festive music, and hot cocoa will be provided.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Winter Ornaments

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts, Holiday
Age Group:
Adults

Paint and assemble your own set of 3D wood ornaments—snowman, mittens, and hot cocoa!


Customize with your choice of paint colors, then glue the layers to create gift-worthy, tree-ready winter decor.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Holiday
Registration Required
Event Details:

Paint and assemble your own set of 3D wood ornaments—snowman, mittens, and hot cocoa!


Customize with your choice of paint colors, then glue the layers to create gift-worthy, tree-ready winter decor.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Jane Austen: Book Discussion

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Education
Age Group:
Adults

Join us as we celebrate the 250th birthday of one of literature’s most beloved authors—Jane Austen!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we celebrate the 250th birthday of one of literature’s most beloved authors—Jane Austen!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Jane Austen: Movie Night

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Education, Film
Age Group:
Adults

Join us as we celebrate the 250th birthday of one of literature’s most beloved authors—Jane Austen!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Education, Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we celebrate the 250th birthday of one of literature’s most beloved authors—Jane Austen!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Jane Austen: Trivia

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Education, Games
Age Group:
Adults

Join us as we celebrate the 250th birthday of one of literature’s most beloved authors—Jane Austen!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Education, Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we celebrate the 250th birthday of one of literature’s most beloved authors—Jane Austen!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Booktok Bookclub

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for BookTok Book Club, where we discuss books that have trended on social media platforms, including TikTok and Instagram.

Share thoughts on your latest read or gather ideas for the next one!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for BookTok Book Club, where we discuss books that have trended on social media platforms, including TikTok and Instagram.

Share thoughts on your latest read or gather ideas for the next one!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Basic One-to-One Computer Classes with Jane

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Do you struggle with using computers – such as with typing, operating a computer mouse, using an application such as Microsoft Word, saving a file, navigating a web browser to search online, and/or creating an email account?

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Do you struggle with using computers – such as with typing, operating a computer mouse, using an application such as Microsoft Word, saving a file, navigating a web browser to search online, and/or creating an email account?

This event is in the "Adults" group

Recording and Editing Podcasts

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Digital Media Lab at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Come to the Digital Media Lab to learn the basics of recording and editing an audio podcast!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Digital Media Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the Digital Media Lab to learn the basics of recording and editing an audio podcast!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Life Hacks Series: Time Management

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Health & Wellness, Tax & Finance
Age Group:
Adults

Do you struggle with getting everything on your to do list done in a timely manner?

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Tax & Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you struggle with getting everything on your to do list done in a timely manner?

This event is in the "Adults" group

Classics Clique Movie

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Film
Age Group:
Adults

This club is for people who love classics, or who just want to try reading more of them. There will be a group book to read every month, as well as a viewing of the movie adaptation.

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

This club is for people who love classics, or who just want to try reading more of them. There will be a group book to read every month, as well as a viewing of the movie adaptation.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Classics Clique Discussion

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Film
Age Group:
Adults

This club is for people who love classics, or who just want to try reading more of them. There will be a group book to read every month, as well as a viewing of the movie adaptation.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

This club is for people who love classics, or who just want to try reading more of them. There will be a group book to read every month, as well as a viewing of the movie adaptation.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adult Monthly Craft Night - CD Jewel Case Calendar

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Ring in the new year with your own customized desktop calendar!

Choose from stickers, pressed flowers, and other embellishments.

Calendars will be provided.

*Please note earlier start time of 6pm.*

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ring in the new year with your own customized desktop calendar!

Choose from stickers, pressed flowers, and other embellishments.

Calendars will be provided.

*Please note earlier start time of 6pm.*

This event is in the "Adults" group

Tech Topics: Digital Decluttering

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Start the new year off right by getting rid of excess digital clutter in your online accounts and on your phone! 

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Start the new year off right by getting rid of excess digital clutter in your online accounts and on your phone! 

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Event Calendar
Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:
This event is in the "Adults" group

What's Next? Book Club

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Practice English Conversation

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Bilingual
Age Group:
Adults

Join us to practice speaking English in a fun and comfortable environment!

*Some knowledge of English is recommended.*

¡Únete a nosotros para practicar inglés en un ambiente divertido y cómodo!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Bilingual
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to practice speaking English in a fun and comfortable environment!

*Some knowledge of English is recommended.*

¡Únete a nosotros para practicar inglés en un ambiente divertido y cómodo!

This event is in the "Adults" group

FREE Pop-Up Community Naloxone Training

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Elizabeth from the Meriden Department of Health and Human Services will be at the library in Meeting Room 5 from 10:30 - 11:30am providing free pop-up Naloxone training. This is a drop in style training that takes less than 10 minutes!
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
Elizabeth from the Meriden Department of Health and Human Services will be at the library in Meeting Room 5 from 10:30 - 11:30am providing free pop-up Naloxone training. This is a drop in style training that takes less than 10 minutes!
This event is in the "Adults" group

Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Event Calendar
Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:
This event is in the "High School" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Community" group

A History of Huskies Hoops: Legacy of Greatness

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Games, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
High School, Adults, Community

Celebrate the history and greatness of the UConn basketball teams with this fun, lively and enlightening presentation hosted by award-winning sportswriter and author Marty Gitlin. Take a journey from the beginning of the men's and women's pro

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: High School, Adults, Community
Program Type: Author Talk, Games, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the history and greatness of the UConn basketball teams with this fun, lively and enlightening presentation hosted by award-winning sportswriter and author Marty Gitlin. Take a journey from the beginning of the men's and women's pro

This event is in the "Adults" group

Matinee Monday : Fruitvale Station (2013)

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Film
Age Group:
Adults

Drama centered on the tragic shooting of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Bay Area father who was gunned down by a BART subway officer on New Year's Day in 2009, and whose murder shocked the nation after being captured on camera by his fellow passengers

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

Drama centered on the tragic shooting of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Bay Area father who was gunned down by a BART subway officer on New Year's Day in 2009, and whose murder shocked the nation after being captured on camera by his fellow passengers

This event is in the "Adults" group

Life Hacks: The Let Them Theory Book Discussion

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion of The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins. This bestselling book offers readers a new perspective on decision-making, boundaries, and personal growth, along with practical tools and real-world advice.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion of The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins. This bestselling book offers readers a new perspective on decision-making, boundaries, and personal growth, along with practical tools and real-world advice.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Classics Clique Movie

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

This club is for people who love classics, or who just want to try reading more of them. There will be a group book to read every month, as well as a viewing of the movie adaptation.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

This club is for people who love classics, or who just want to try reading more of them. There will be a group book to read every month, as well as a viewing of the movie adaptation.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Event Calendar
Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details: