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Due to a city wide network outage, the library does not have access to internet, printing, scanning, and faxing services. If checking out materials, please have library card present.

Library closing early on Friday, March 20th

The library will close early at 12pm on Friday, March 20th in preparation for the Literary Libations Sipping for a Cause fundraiser event. The library will reopen on Saturday, March 21st at 9:30am.  

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What's Next? Book Club

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

The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan

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

The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan

This event is in the "Adults" group

Practice English Conversation

Thursday, April 9, 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!

Open
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

CCALC - My Life in the Arts

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Age Group:
Adults

Mr. Sanders will discuss his history in the entertainment business, having performed in venues world-wide for over 30 years.

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Event Details:

Mr. Sanders will discuss his history in the entertainment business, having performed in venues world-wide for over 30 years.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Tech Topics: Digital Decluttering

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a digital Spring cleaning session where we will get 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:

Join us for a digital Spring cleaning session where we will get rid of excess digital clutter in your online accounts and on your phone! 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Holocaust Remembrance Day Event

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Education, History & Genealogy, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

Join us as we honor and remember all of the people that perished during the Holocaust and other genocides.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, History & Genealogy, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we honor and remember all of the people that perished during the Holocaust and other genocides.

This event is in the "Adults" group

On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft with Brad Taylor

Tuesday, April 14, 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:
This event is in the "Adults" group

CCALC - When the Connecticut River Decided the Revolution

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Age Group:
Adults

We know the Connecticut River divides Red Sox and Yankees fans, but did you know it also determined Connecticut's revolutionary outlook?

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Event Details:

We know the Connecticut River divides Red Sox and Yankees fans, but did you know it also determined Connecticut's revolutionary outlook?

This event is in the "Adults" group

CCALC - Book Discussion II : The River is Waiting, by Wally Lamb

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Age Group:
Adults

This heart-breaking novel follows the grueling path of a man whose addiction leads to the accidental death of his two year old son. He is incarcerated for three years with all of the cruelty and amends that prison brings.

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Event Details:

This heart-breaking novel follows the grueling path of a man whose addiction leads to the accidental death of his two year old son. He is incarcerated for three years with all of the cruelty and amends that prison brings.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Basic One-to-One Computer Classes with Jane

Thursday, April 16, 2026 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

CCALC - Twelve Drug-Free Approaches to Manage Pain

Monday, April 20, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Age Group:
Adults

Pain happens to everyone. No one is exempt. Whether acute or chronic, join us and learn drug-free approaches to manage pain. 

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Event Details:

Pain happens to everyone. No one is exempt. Whether acute or chronic, join us and learn drug-free approaches to manage pain. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

CCALC - Shostakovich & Stalin's Terror

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a lecture on the music of the great composer Dimitri Shostakovich and his terrifying life during Stalin's "Great Terror". Dr. Rex will focus on his mighty Fifth Symphony.

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Event Details:

Join us for a lecture on the music of the great composer Dimitri Shostakovich and his terrifying life during Stalin's "Great Terror". Dr. Rex will focus on his mighty Fifth Symphony.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions with Miranda Cowley Heller

Wednesday, April 22, 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

Adult Monthly Craft Night - Rustic Paper Bag Star

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Add a new decorative element to your house by joining us to create a rustic paper bag star.

Paint pens and stamps will be provided for personalization/embellishment of your star.

All supplies will be provided.

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

Add a new decorative element to your house by joining us to create a rustic paper bag star.

Paint pens and stamps will be provided for personalization/embellishment of your star.

All supplies will be provided.

This event is in the "Adults" group

CCALC - Courageous Choices - Stories of Resiliency in Teen Mothering

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Age Group:
Adults

A deeply personal conversation about the realities, challenges and triumphs of teen motherhood.

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Event Details:

A deeply personal conversation about the realities, challenges and triumphs of teen motherhood.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Matinee Monday: The Visitor (2007)

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Film
Age Group:
Adults

Nearly a decade before Tom McCarthy was showered with awards for Spotlight, he wrote and directed a beautiful film in 2007 called The Visitor. The independent film stars Richard Jenkins, in a role that earned him his first Oscar nomination.

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

Nearly a decade before Tom McCarthy was showered with awards for Spotlight, he wrote and directed a beautiful film in 2007 called The Visitor. The independent film stars Richard Jenkins, in a role that earned him his first Oscar nomination.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Classics Clique Movie

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 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.

Upcoming
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

CCALC - National Parks and Missions in California

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Age Group:
Adults

Travel with us to California to see five national parks, and a national monument.

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Event Details:

Travel with us to California to see five national parks, and a national monument.

This event is in the "Adults" group

On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience in Virtual Conversation with Jason Reynolds

Thursday, April 30, 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:
This event is in the "Adults" group

CCALC - Book Discussion III : The Things we Cannot Say, by Kelly Rimmer

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Age Group:
Adults

This is a story about families in a small town. The Nazis occupied Poland during WWII and a modern day family who life story interweaves with them. It is a wonderful story of love among families and friends with an uplifting ending. 

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Event Details:

This is a story about families in a small town. The Nazis occupied Poland during WWII and a modern day family who life story interweaves with them. It is a wonderful story of love among families and friends with an uplifting ending. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Classics Clique Discussion

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 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 5
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

CCALC - Social Connection : The Key to Better Health

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Age Group:
Adults

This presentation outlines and educates people of all ages, not just seniors, the reasons why social connection is so important to all humans regardless of age.

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Event Details:

This presentation outlines and educates people of all ages, not just seniors, the reasons why social connection is so important to all humans regardless of age.

This event is in the "Adults" group

On Courage, Turmoil, and the Transformative Power of Love with Marjan Kamali

Thursday, May 7, 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:
This event is in the "Adults" group

CCALC - Meriden's Sergeant York : Albert Joseph Tetreault

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Age Group:
Adults

WWII cost Meriden 147 brave and good men -- leaving posterity with 147 stories of family, war and legacy. This is one soldier's story. 

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Event Details:

WWII cost Meriden 147 brave and good men -- leaving posterity with 147 stories of family, war and legacy. This is one soldier's story. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

How to Robot-Proof Your Kids (and Yourself) with Dr. Vivienne Ming

Tuesday, May 12, 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: