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Central Connecticut Woodturners Pen Turning Workshop

10:00am - 2:00pm
Adults, Community
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults, Community
Program Type: Education, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn to turn your own pen using a lathe with the Central Connecticut Woodturners.

While waiting see demonstrations by wood carvers from Connecticut Woodcarvers AND scrollsaw work by the Southern Scrollsawers!


 

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

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration 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.
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Clutter got you down? Don’t worry, you’re not alone!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

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)

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

A tepid hockey player takes up tournament golf to raise cash for his grandmother, who is about to lose her house.

This event is in the "Children" group.

El día de los niños/El día de los libros

4:00pm - 8:00pm
Children
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Bilingual, Games, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration 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

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Open
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.
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 "Teens" group.

#HalftheStory Playtesting

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Education, Games, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Girls Inc. and #HalfTheStory for a trial run of an unreleased game!

Girls in Grades 8-9 will get to test out the game before it’s dropped, eat pizza, and win raffle prizes...all for FREE.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Game Night: Uno No Mercy

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the teen room to play a few round of Uno where there are no friends or alliances...no mercy!

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

STEAM Paper Airplanes

6:00pm - 7:00pm
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Games, STEAM
Registration 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!

Circle of Security

10:00am - 11:30am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Purpose of Meeting
Circle of Security flye
This event is in the "Community" group.

Daffodil Festival

9:30am - 5:00pm
Community
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Community
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

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Preschool, School Age
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

Decorate your very own rhythm box and create some fun music after it has dried.

This event is in the "Community" group.

Daffodil Festival

9:30am - 5:00pm
Community
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Community
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

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Registration 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

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Cancelled
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

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Open
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 "High School" group.

Working 101: Seasonal Jobs

3:30pm - 4:30pm
High School
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: High School
Program Type: Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Librarian Paige to learn all about seasonal jobs, just in time for summer jobs!

This event is in the "Adults" group.
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

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Children
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Games, Health & Wellness
Registration 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. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Naloxone/QPR Suicide Prevention Training

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics & Community, Education, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

This community training is an essential part of overdose and suicide prevention education where participants will learn:

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

Wiggle Worms

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Registration 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.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details: