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Family Storytime

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Babies & Toddlers
Open
Registration
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 Melissa for a fun evening of stories, songs, dancing and crafts. This program is geared towards 2-5 year-olds, but siblings are always welcome. ...

Booktok Book Club

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Teens, 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! April Book: The Half Burnt House by A...

STEAM Stories

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education, Games, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us each week for stories and a fun STEAM related activity. This event is best suited to children ages 6-11. Older siblings are welcome to join in. Registration is required. ...

Wiggle Worms

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Babies & Toddlers
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for special storytime for your little wiggle worm! This is a high energy storytime filled with songs, puppets, dancing and more. Stay after storytime is over for playtime. ...

CCALC -The Art of Storytelling, How Photography and Video is Used to Communicate in the Digital World

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, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
Clem Kasinskas, a digital media creator, will share his life experience of creating content using the medium of photography and video. He will discuss the process of creating content and the impact it has on the viewer. Presenter: Clem Kasinskas M...

Cuentacuentos Bilingual Story Hour

11:00am - 12:00pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, School Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, School Age
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:
All Ages | Registration Recommended Cuentacuentos is a program for children and families. We listen to stories in English and Spanish, work on crafts, and meet new friends. El programa Cuentacuentos es para niños y familias. Escuc...

We Are the Storytellers

11:00am - 12:30pm
All Ages, Community
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: All Ages, Community
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Education, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Do you love to write? Join us in this exciting new 4-week creative writing program, in which writers will foster their creative writing skills through writing prompts and exercises. We will talk about characters, plots, settings, and dialogue. We ...

Saturday Family Flicks

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for a fun family feature, Trolls Band Together (rated PG). Cozy up and bring something comfortable to sit on! Food is not allowed in the storytime room. This is a family event and registration is required. ...

Custom Groove Jazz Concert

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Community
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Event Details:
Custom Groove mixes great instrumental and vocal jazz tunes by the likes of Bob James, Spyro Gyra, and Chuck Mangione, with arrangements of classic pop songs and timeless standards. Please note this concert  will be filmed for publicity....

Super Smash Bros. Tournament

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:
Kick-off your weekend with some fun with our Super Smash Bros. tournament. Whether you are an experienced Smash Bros. player or just beginning, feel free to stop by and have some fun! ...

American Job Center Table

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Entrance Hallway
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics & Community
Event Details:
American Job Centers (AJCs) provide free help to job seekers for a variety of career and employment-related needs. Nearly 2,300 AJCs, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, are located throughout the United S...

CCALC - Using Technology to Stay Independent as We Age

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, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
Assistive technology can help people remain in their homes and stay independent as they age. This could be each of us or a parent, sibling or friend. Presenter: Pamela Fields, CEO, MidState Arc Inc. and ATECH ...

SCOW - Translation Services for the Spanish Speaking Community

3:00pm - 7:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Holocaust Room
Purpose of Meeting
They will be providing Spanish translation services so Spanish language speaking persons can access library services. They will also provide assistance with online applications and/or any other forms or internet usage that requires Spanish translatio...

Pipe Cleaner Flowers

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children, School Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Create a beautiful bouquet of flowers including daffodils, daisies, hyacinths and tulips. ...

Classics Clique Movie

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
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. In this meeting, we will be watching the movie The Taming of the...

Wiggle Worms

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Waitlist
Registration
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. ...

Douglas Brunt, Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:
Register Here Join us as we chat with New York Times bestselling author, Douglas Brunt, about his instant bestselling debut non-fiction work The Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I. This book r...

Instructional Chess Program

6:00pm - 7:00pm
All Ages, Community
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: All Ages, Community
Program Type: Education, Games
Event Details:
An instructional chess program offered for an eight week spring session will feature a premier area instructor. The program is for players of all ages, beginners welcome. The program will include age and skill appropriate group lessons on strategy, i...

Rainbow Roundtable

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: LGBTQ+
Registration 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 month we will be making...

Family Storytime

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Babies & Toddlers
Open
Registration
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 Melissa for a fun evening of stories, songs, dancing and crafts. This program is geared towards 2-5 year-olds, but siblings are always welcome. ...

CCALC - The Mystery of The Second Mrs. Wilson & The Woodrow Wilson Presidency

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, History & Genealogy
Event Details:
It has been rumored that we may have had our First American Woman President long before we ever knew it. Learn the story of the life of President Wilson and how the First Lady may have been running the White House of the American Presidency. Prese...

Practice English Conversation

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Bilingual, Civics & Community, Education
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 hablando en inglés en un ambiente divertido y cómodo! Se recomienda algún conocimiento...

STEAM Stories

3:30pm - 4:30pm
School Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education, Games, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us each week for stories and a fun STEAM related activity. This event is best suited to children ages 6-11. Older siblings are welcome to join in. Registration is required. ...