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Classics Clique Discussion

Monday, September 30, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
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 adaptatio...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
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 "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School Age" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group.

Sensory Playtime

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Games, Special Event, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several fun stations with transition time built in between activities. ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Games, Special Event, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several fun stations with transition time built in between activities.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Wiggle Worms

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Music, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3.

This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more.

Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Community" group.

A Journey into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats with Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Event Calendar
Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Adults, Community
Event Details:

Register Here Join us in kicking off October as we welcome three Smithsonian-affiliated scientists to teach us about the remarkable world of tropical bats! For decades, scien...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults, Community
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Register Here

Join us in kicking off October as we welcome three Smithsonian-affiliated scientists to teach us about the remarkable world of tropical bats!

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Family Storytime

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Join Miss Melissa for a family storytime filled with music, stories, dancing, and more. This program is geared towards 2-5 year-olds, but siblings are always welcome to join in....

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Melissa for a family storytime filled with music, stories, dancing, and more.

This program is geared towards 2-5 year-olds, but siblings are always welcome to join in.

A craft will follow after the end of storytime.

This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Instructional Chess Program

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Games
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Please register here. An instructional chess program offered for an eight week summer session will feature a premier area instructor. The program is for players of all...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Education, Games
Required
Event Details:

Please register here.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Practice English Conversation

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Bilingual
Age Group:
Adults
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 hablando en ing...

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

Join us to practice speaking English in a fun and comfortable environment! Some knowledge of English is recommended.

This event is in the "School Age" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group.

STEAM Stories

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Project Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Event Details:

Join us monthly for science and art based stories and a fun STEAM related activity after. This event is best suited to children ages 6-11. Older siblings are welcome t...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Join us monthly for science and art based stories and a fun STEAM related activity after.

This event is best suited to children ages 6-11. Older siblings are welcome to join in. Registration is required.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Bebés Activos Bilingual Playgroup

Friday, October 4, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly bilingual playgroup! Children ages 0-5 years, their parents, grandparents, and caregivers get together to participate in activities designed to teach early lit...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly bilingual playgroup! Children ages 0-5 years, their parents, grandparents, and caregivers get together to participate in activities designed to teach early literacy skills and enhance school readiness and success.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

CCALC - The First 100 Years are the Hardest

Friday, October 4, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

A humorous and heartfelt look at the challenges, joys and enlightenment that come with aging. Can we slow down the hands of time to keep from aging? What do we do to maintain ou...

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

A humorous and heartfelt look at the challenges, joys and enlightenment that come with aging.

Can we slow down the hands of time to keep from aging? What do we do to maintain our sense of purpose in the senior years?

This event is in the "School Age" group.

Lego Block Party

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Children's Project Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts, Games
Age Group:
School Age
Event Details:

Imagination and creation combine at our Lego Block Party! Get creative and make something to put on display in the library all month long. For ages 6-11.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games
Required
Event Details:

Imagination and creation combine at our Lego Block Party!

Get creative and make something to put on display in the library all month long.

For ages 6-11.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Inheritance by Kelley Moore - Book Signing

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

INHERITANCE A new book by Kelley M. Moore has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. A Portrait of One Family’s Inheritance of Addiction and Recovery When Kelley’s...

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

INHERITANCE

A new book by Kelley M. Moore has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.

A Portrait of One Family’s Inheritance of Addiction and Recovery

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Wiggle Worms

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Music, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3.

This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more.

Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Advisory Board

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Civics & Community, Other
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Join the monthly Teen Advisory Board meeting to make sure your voice is heard! Share your ideas and opinions on how to improve your section of the library. Attend...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Civics & Community, Other
Required
Event Details:

Join the monthly Teen Advisory Board meeting to make sure your voice is heard! Share your ideas and opinions on how to improve your section of the library.

Attendees will receive one hour of community service.

This event is in the "School Age" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group.

DIY Flower Crown and Wand

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Project Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Event Details:

Get yourself spooky season ready at this fun crafting event. Participants will have the chance to make their own flower crown and fairy wand. We can't wait to see what you cr...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Required
Event Details:

Get yourself spooky season ready at this fun crafting event.

Participants will have the chance to make their own flower crown and fairy wand.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Rainbow Roundtable

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
LGBTQ+
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

The Rainbow Roundtable is a LGBTQIA+ oriented club where we talk about what we are reading, watching and listening to that's LGBTQIA+ related. Come hang out in a welco...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: LGBTQ+
Required
Event Details:

The Rainbow Roundtable is a LGBTQIA+ oriented club where we talk about what we are reading, watching and listening to that's LGBTQIA+ related.

Come hang out in a welcoming environment with like-minded folks.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Read Around the World

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Travel & Culture
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join us to discuss The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez, a powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Travel & Culture
Required
Event Details:

Join us to discuss The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez, a powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.

Wiggle Worms

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Music, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3.

This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more.

Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

CCALC - English Tea & Chocolate Pioneers

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Food/Cooking, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Kim will discuss the fun history of these pioneers who influenced tea and chocolate throughout the world. Tea and chocolate trivia and fun poetry will round out this unique even...

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Food/Cooking, History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Kim will discuss the fun history of these pioneers who influenced tea and chocolate throughout the world.

Tea and chocolate trivia and fun poetry will round out this unique event.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Family Storytime

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Join Miss Melissa for a family storytime filled with music, stories, dancing, and more. This program is geared towards 2-5 year-olds, but siblings are always welcome to join in....

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Melissa for a family storytime filled with music, stories, dancing, and more.

This program is geared towards 2-5 year-olds, but siblings are always welcome to join in.

A craft will follow after the end of storytime.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

What's Next? Book Club

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict ​In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only c...

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

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Liberating Latin American Genre Fiction: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Event Calendar
Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Register Here You’re invited to free your mind with the highly acclaimed Silvia Moreno-Garcia, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of several novels in...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Art Club: Monochrome Art

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Join librarian Paige to learn how to apply color in your art. This session focuses on using your favorite color in a monochrome painting.

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

Join librarian Paige to learn how to apply color in your art.

This session focuses on using your favorite color in a monochrome painting.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Pajama Jams Storytime

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Music, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for a special musical storytime with Miss Holly! Children will get the chance to sing, dance, and play with some musical instruments during a fun filled storytime. Pa...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Music, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a special musical storytime with Miss Holly!

Children will get the chance to sing, dance, and play with some musical instruments during a fun filled storytime.