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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.

Family Craft Night

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
Registration
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: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a monthly family craft night that is sure to be a grand time.

This month’s theme is Happy Hearts!

Several craft stations will be available as well as fun-themed music.

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

Signing Basics ASL Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Civics & Community, Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join SIGNING Basics® for an American Sign Language storytime. 

Kids will have fun learning ASL through activities and games during this interactive event. 

All skill levels are encouraged to attend. 

This event is in the "School Age" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Education, History & Genealogy, Holiday
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about artists from history like 19th-century early photographer Augustus Washington, and still-life painter Charles Ethan Porter, as well as contemporary Connecticut author Valerie Bolling. 

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

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
Registration
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: Art & Crafts, Games, Special Event
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.

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

Kid Art Club

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to learn how to work with charcoal. 

This session focuses on charcoal work and kids will have a chance to learn this cool technique.

This event is in the "School Age" group.

Mystery Reader

6:00pm - 6:30pm
School Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Special Event, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Stop by the library for a special storytime with local educators as guest readers. 

Children are invited to listen to stories at this fun storytime.

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 Paper Heart Weaving

10:00am - 12:00pm
Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Holiday
Registration Required
Event Details:

February is Library Lovers Month! 

We want to celebrate with you at this drop in event. 

Children are invited to weave paper strips together to create a fun paper heart.

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

Nutmeg Newts

6:00pm - 6:45pm
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly book club the Nutmeg Newts! The Nutmeg Newts Book Club is for children with a 4th through 6th grade reading level.

This event is in the "School Age" group.

Media Literacy with Girls Inc.

5:00pm - 6:00pm
School Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education, Special Event, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all girls! 

Learn how to be internet savvy during this cool learning series. 

This event is best suited for children ages 5 years old and older, and registration is required for this event. 

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

STEAM Stories

5:30pm - 6:30pm
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Reading with ROAR

11:00am - 12:00pm
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Nature/Wildlife
Registration Required
Event Details:

What could be better than practicing reading with a furry friend? 

A Trained therapy dog from ROAR will be here for kids to practice reading to. 

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 STEAM Paper Bird Kite

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Soar to new heights at this fun craft!

Drop-in to create a fun bird shaped kit out of paper, staples, and string.

Children are welcome to decorate their paper kit with markers too.

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

Inheriting Freedom with Stowe On the Go

5:30pm - 7:00pm
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Education, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

This Women's History Month, step into the untold stories of Frederick Douglass, his mother Harriet Bailey, and his wife Anna Murray Douglass in an immersive, interactive experience that brings history to life.

This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School Age" group.

Salt Paint Flowers

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

Celebrate the start of spring by making a beautiful flower painting using salt, glue and watercolors.

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

Nutmeg Newts

6:00pm - 6:45pm
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly book club the Nutmeg Newts! The Nutmeg Newts Book Club is for children with a 4th through 6th grade reading level.

This event is in the "School Age" group.

Media Literacy with Girls Inc.

5:00pm - 6:00pm
School Age
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education, Special Event, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all girls! 

Learn how to be internet savvy during this cool learning series. 

This event is best suited for children ages 5 years old and older, and registration is required for this event. 

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.

Saturday Family Flick: Moana 2 (PG)

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

We can't wait to see you here! 

Stop by for a showing of Moana 2 (rated PG) with the whole family. 

Please bring any items the family needs to make your viewing experience cozy.

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

STEAM Recycled Disc Spinner

6:00pm - 7:00pm
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make optical art while experimenting with kinetic energy! 

Children will get the chance to create a spinner and then test out how the colors mix and how far it will move at this fun event.

Registration is requested.

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 Family Flick: Wild Robot (PG)

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come as you are to our sensory friendly showing of The Wild Robot (PG).

We will lower the sound, have the subtitles on and keep the lights on.

Fidget toys will be available and everyone is welcome to walk, dance, and sing.

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

Learn How to Play Ukulele

1:00pm - 2:00pm
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

One instructor, 24 ukuleles, and a really good time!

Want to try an instrument that is fun and easy to play?

Join Julie Stepanek Murray as she shows the fundamentals of ukulele playing.

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

Perler Bead Peeps

2:00pm - 3:00pm
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Holiday
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make your spring holiday sing sweetly by creating Perler Bead chicks and bunnies with us!

Children are invited to make a cute Peeps using Perler bead peg boards and beads.

Staff will iron their creations to take home.

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

Hooked on Llamas with Country Quilt Llama Farm

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Nature/Wildlife
Registration Required
Event Details:

A llama in the library? How llamazing! 

During this program, children will have the opportunity to learn about llamas, hear a story, and pet a real life llama!

This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School Age" group.

Messy Marvels

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Preschool, School Age
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come get messy with us this spring break! We're making art with bubbles! We'll provide aprons but please come in clothes you don't mind getting messy.

This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School Age" group.

Saturday Family Flick: Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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

We can't wait to see you here!

Stop by for a showing of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG) with the whole family.

Please bring any items the family needs to make your viewing experience cozy.