This event is in the "Adults" group. Adult Monthly Craft Night: Felt Forever Flowers Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Art & Crafts Age Group: Adults Event Details: Welcome spring with some self-sustaining plant life!In this craft session, you will create some felt forever flowers - perfect home décor for those with or without a green thumb!Al... Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 24 2025 Thu Adult Monthly Craft Night: Felt Forever Flowers 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Art & Crafts Required Event Details: Welcome spring with some self-sustaining plant life!In this craft session, you will create some felt forever flowers - perfect home décor for those with or without a green thumb!All supplies will be provided.
This event is in the "Adults" group. The Thrill of Writing Action, Adventure, and Suspense: A Conversation with Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm Virtual Event Calendar Program Type: Author Talk Age Group: Adults Event Details: Register and Submit your Questions HereDo you love action-packed adventure? Are you ready for the thrill? You’re invited to a riveting conversation with New York Times bestselling ... Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 24 2025 Thu The Thrill of Writing Action, Adventure, and Suspense: A Conversation with Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar Age Group: Adults Program Type: Author Talk Event Details: Register and Submit your Questions Here
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, April 25, 2025 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... Required This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Apr 25 2025 Fri Bebés Activos Bilingual Playgroup 10:00am - 12:00pm Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool 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 - Children's Memories of WWII and Wales Friday, April 25, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Education, History & Genealogy, Travel & Culture Age Group: Adults Event Details: Terry will share his memories (age 4) of the bombing nightmares during the repeated German blitzes of his hometown in Swansea (a primary German target).He will talk about his activ... This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 25 2025 Fri CCALC - Children's Memories of WWII and Wales 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Education, History & Genealogy, Travel & Culture Event Details: Terry will share his memories (age 4) of the bombing nightmares during the repeated German blitzes of his hometown in Swansea (a primary German target).
This event is in the "Teens" group. Yap & Snack Friday, April 25, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm Teen Room at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Food/Cooking Age Group: Teens Event Details: Let your frustrations out over snacks so you can start your weekend fresh! Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Apr 25 2025 Fri Yap & Snack 3:30pm - 4:30pm Teens Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Teen Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Food/Cooking Required Event Details: Let your frustrations out over snacks so you can start your weekend fresh!
This event is in the "Children" group. Hydroponic How To Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am Entrance Hallway at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Education, Nature/Wildlife Age Group: Children Event Details: Have you seen our hydroponic garden Sprout?Do you have questions on how hydroponics works?Stop by to ask questions and learn about our hydroponic garden. Required This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 26 2025 Sat Hydroponic How To 10:00am - 10:30am Children Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Entrance Hallway Age Group: Children Program Type: Education, Nature/Wildlife Required Event Details: Have you seen our hydroponic garden Sprout?Do you have questions on how hydroponics works?Stop by to ask questions and learn about our hydroponic garden.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Central Connecticut Woodturners Pen Turning Workshop Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Education, Workshop Age Group: Adults, Community Event Details: Learn to turn your own pen using a lathe with the Central Connecticut Woodturners. Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Apr 26 2025 Sat Central Connecticut Woodturners Pen Turning Workshop 10:00am - 2:00pm Adults, Community Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults, Community Program Type: Education, Workshop Required Event Details: Learn to turn your own pen using a lathe with the Central Connecticut Woodturners.
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. Drop-In: Hand Flyer Craft Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Children's Project Room at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Art & Crafts Age Group: Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Event Details: Create a ribbon flyer that doesn't have to leave your hand to soar at this event.Children will use a wooden ring and ribbon to create a fun ribbon flyer.This activity is best suite... Required 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. Apr 26 2025 Sat Drop-In: Hand Flyer Craft 1:00pm - 3:00pm Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Children's Project Room Age Group: Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Program Type: Art & Crafts Required Event Details: Create a ribbon flyer that doesn't have to leave your hand to soar at this event.Children will use a wooden ring and ribbon to create a fun ribbon flyer.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Life Hacks Series: Spring into Organization with Jessy Hart Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Workshop Age Group: Adults Event Details: Clutter got you down? Don’t worry, you’re not alone!Join our “Spring Into Organization” session with Jessy Hart for expert advice and practical solutions to the organizing challeng... Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 26 2025 Sat Life Hacks Series: Spring into Organization with Jessy Hart 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Workshop Required Event Details: Clutter got you down? Don’t worry, you’re not alone!
This event is in the "Adults" group. CCALC - Immigration 101 Monday, April 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Civics & Community, Education Age Group: Adults Event Details: The presentation "Immigration 101" is a primer on our U.S. immigration system.Most people don't have a true sense of how our immigration system has evolved and why it functions the... This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 28 2025 Mon CCALC - Immigration 101 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Civics & Community, Education Event Details: The presentation "Immigration 101" is a primer on our U.S. immigration system.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Matinee Monday: Happy Gilmore (1996) Monday, April 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Film Age Group: Adults Event Details: A tepid hockey player takes up tournament golf to raise cash for his grandmother, who is about to lose her house. Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 28 2025 Mon Matinee Monday: Happy Gilmore (1996) 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Film Required Event Details: A tepid hockey player takes up tournament golf to raise cash for his grandmother, who is about to lose her house.
Meriden Library Board of Trustees Monday, April 28, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library Apr 28 2025 Mon Meriden Library Board of Trustees 4:30pm - 5:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 5
This event is in the "Children" group. El día de los niños/El día de los libros Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 8:00pm Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Art & Crafts, Bilingual, Games, Storytime & Early Learning Age Group: Children Event Details: Celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros at Meriden Public Library for the first time ever!This event is a celebration of stories, imaginative play and activities childre... Required This event is in the "Children" group. Apr 29 2025 Tue El día de los niños/El día de los libros 4:00pm - 8:00pm Children Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Children Program Type: Art & Crafts, Bilingual, Games, Storytime & Early Learning Required Event Details: Celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros at Meriden Public Library for the first time ever!
This event is in the "Adults" group. Classics Clique Movie Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Book Club, Film 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 adap... Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 29 2025 Tue Classics Clique Movie 5:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club, Film 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 - What we can do to Rescue the Human Race from Climate Disaster Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Education, Nature/Wildlife Age Group: Adults Event Details: Now that the temperature of the earth has risen by 1.5 degrees Celsius, the earth's climate has been disrupting our lives in unprecedented ways, and costing billions of dollars to ... This event is in the "Adults" group. Apr 30 2025 Wed CCALC - What we can do to Rescue the Human Race from Climate Disaster 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Education, Nature/Wildlife Event Details: Now that the temperature of the earth has risen by 1.5 degrees Celsius, the earth's climate has been disrupting our lives in unprecedented ways, and costing billions of dollars to fix.
This event is in the "School Age" group. This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group. STEAM Paper Airplanes Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Games, STEAM Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Event Details: Flying paper never looked so good!Stop by the library to create a control paper airplane and then fold one of your own to test it against the control.We can't wait to see you here!... Required This event is in the "School Age" group. This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group. May 1 2025 Thu STEAM Paper Airplanes 6:00pm - 7:00pm School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Program Type: Games, STEAM Required Event Details: Flying paper never looked so good!Stop by the library to create a control paper airplane and then fold one of your own to test it against the control.We can't wait to see you here!
This event is in the "All Ages" group. Daffodil Festival Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 9:30am - 5:00pm Bookmobile Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Food/Cooking, Games, Music, Special Event Age Group: All Ages Event Details: Since 1978, The Daffodil festival is Meriden’s largest and most colorful community event, held during the peak season for daffodils to bloom.With food, crafts, music, fireworks, am... Offsite Event This event is in the "All Ages" group. May 3 2025 Sat Daffodil Festival 9:30am - 5:00pm All Ages Library Branch: Bookmobile Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Food/Cooking, Games, Music, Special Event Event Details: Since 1978, The Daffodil festival is Meriden’s largest and most colorful community event, held during the peak season for daffodils to bloom.
This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School Age" group. Decorate a Rhythm Box Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm Children's Project Room at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Art & Crafts, Music Age Group: Preschool, School Age Event Details: Decorate your very own rhythm box and create some fun music after it has dried. Required This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School Age" group. May 3 2025 Sat Decorate a Rhythm Box 2:00pm - 4:00pm Preschool, School Age Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Children's Project Room Age Group: Preschool, School Age Program Type: Art & Crafts, Music Required Event Details: Decorate your very own rhythm box and create some fun music after it has dried.
This event is in the "All Ages" group. Daffodil Festival Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 9:30am - 5:00pm Bookmobile Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Food/Cooking, Games, Music, Special Event Age Group: All Ages Event Details: Since 1978, The Daffodil festival is Meriden’s largest and most colorful community event, held during the peak season for daffodils to bloom.With food, crafts, music, fireworks, am... Offsite Event This event is in the "All Ages" group. May 4 2025 Sun Daffodil Festival 9:30am - 5:00pm All Ages Library Branch: Bookmobile Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Food/Cooking, Games, Music, Special Event Event Details: Since 1978, The Daffodil festival is Meriden’s largest and most colorful community event, held during the peak season for daffodils to bloom.
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Wiggle Worms Monday, May 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library Program Type: 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. Required This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. May 5 2025 Mon Wiggle Worms 10:30am - 11:30am Babies & Toddlers Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Children's Storytime Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: 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 - Defining Genocide Monday, May 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Education, History & Genealogy Age Group: Adults Event Details: Dr. Kempton will tell stories of resistance during the Holocaust and also discuss the two recent genocides in Sudan, one ongoing and the other unresolved. This event is in the "Adults" group. May 5 2025 Mon CCALC - Defining Genocide 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Education, History & Genealogy Event Details: Dr. Kempton will tell stories of resistance during the Holocaust and also discuss the two recent genocides in Sudan, one ongoing and the other unresolved.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Classics Clique Discussion Monday, May 5, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Book Club, Film 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 adap... Required This event is in the "Adults" group. May 5 2025 Mon Classics Clique Discussion 3:00pm - 4:00pm Adults Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club, Film 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 - Book Discussion III: James, by Percival Everett Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Book Club, Castle Craig Adult Learning Center Age Group: Adults Event Details: James is based on Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, but is told from Jim's point of view.The book deals with slavery and contains horror and humor. The slaves speak in a dialect, as w... This event is in the "Adults" group. May 6 2025 Tue CCALC - Book Discussion III: James, by Percival Everett 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club, Castle Craig Adult Learning Center Event Details: James is based on Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, but is told from Jim's point of view.The book deals with slavery and contains horror and humor. The slaves speak in a dialect, as well as correct English.
This event is in the "Children" group. Sensory Playtime Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Games, Health & Wellness Age Group: Children 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. Registration is ... Required This event is in the "Children" group. May 6 2025 Tue Sensory Playtime 5:00pm - 6:30pm Children Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Children Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Games, Health & Wellness 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. Registration is required to best accommodate sensory requests.