Upcoming Events

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 Busy Bees Playtime. 

Registration is required for this event. 

Buzz around and play with friends at different interactive stations after our morning storytimes. This program is intended for 0-5. This is a free, drop-in program. No registration required. 

Create your own galaxy using chalk pastels and your imagination. For kids ages 4-11. Registration required. 

Celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros at the Meriden Public Library! This event is a celebration of stories, imaginative play and activities children love. Join us for games, crafts, giveaways, and more.

Join us for our 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.

Join us for a sensory-friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several stations of fun activities while socializing.

Stations include storytime, a craft, and interactive playtime.

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 Busy Bees Playtime. 

Registration is required for this event. 

Buzz around and play with friends at different interactive stations after our morning storytimes. This program is intended for 0-5. This is a free, drop-in program. No registration required. 

Spring is in the air! So let's celebrate by making colorful salt paint flowers using glue, salt and watercolor paints.

Registration required. For kids ages 5-11. Dress for a mess. 

Have hiss-terical good time painting with us! Will your snake be a silly, scaly, or a sweet slither? Participants will use acrylic paint to paint a clay snake. Come dressed for a mess! 

Have you seen our hydroponic garden Sprout?

Do you have questions on how hydroponics works? Or questions about the plants in the hydroponic garden?

Create with more confetti and less regretti at this drop-in craft. Participants will use clear cellophane, confetti, tape, and ribbon to create a bookmark that sparkles just like them!

Calling all little mover and shakers! Stomp and sway with us while working on find and gross motor skills during our new music and movement class for 0-5. Sing, dance, and play in a joyful way with Miss Holly.

Buzz around and play with friends at different interactive stations after our morning storytimes. This program is intended for 0-5. This is a free, drop-in program. No registration required. 

Create a toasty little felt pastry with us! Participants will learn basic sewing skills to create a one of a kind pastry using felt, needle, thread, and stuffing. This program is best suited for children 7-years-old and older. 

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 Busy Bees Playtime. 

Registration is required for this event. 

Buzz around and play with friends at different interactive stations after our morning storytimes. This program is intended for 0-5. This is a free, drop-in program. No registration required. 

Design a unique marbled bookmark using foam paint. Dress for a mess. Kids of all ages are welcome. Registration required.

Learn about unbeleafable plant facts and create an upcycled garden with us! Participants will plant seeds and decorate the containers while learning about how seedlings grow at this STEAM based program.

Join us for our 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.

Growing Together is a fun and interactive parent and child workshop led by Meriden Early Start’s Parent Ambassadors. Families will enjoy hands-on activities that build meaningful connections, and support early learning.

Join Miss Holly for a storytime adventure! This session we will be exploring books, music, and more revolving around Oceans. Stay after for Busy Bees Playtime. For kids ages 0-5.

Buzz around and play with friends at different interactive stations after our morning storytimes. This program is intended for 0-5. This is a free, drop-in program. No registration required.