Upcoming Events

Name: Custom Groove Jazz Concert
Start: 2024-04-27T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-04-27T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Meriden Public Library

Featured Events

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Custom Groove Jazz Concert

Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Music

Age Group:

Community

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 stan

Open

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....

Bouquets of pipe cleaners flowers arranged in flower pots featured to the right with verbiage to the left

Pipe Cleaner Flowers

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Children's Project Room at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Art & Crafts

Age Group:

Children, School Age

Event Details:

Create a beautiful bouquet of flowers including daffodils, daisies, hyacinths and tulips.

Open

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. ...

Historic Meriden

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Civics & Community, Education, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults, Community

Event Details:

Since its inception over 300 years ago, Meriden has influenced the world in a variety of aspects, from manufacturing to sports and from art to politics. Join Meriden historian,

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3

Age Group: Adults, Community

Program Type: Civics & Community, Education, History & Genealogy

Registration Required

Event Details:

Since its inception over 300 years ago, Meriden has influenced the world in a variety of aspects, from manufacturing to sports and from art to politics. Join Meriden historian, Justin Piccirillo, as he takes you on an astounding journey into the o...

Take Great Photos with your Smartphone

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Art & Crafts, Education, Technology Class

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Community

Event Details:

Take Great Photos with your Smartphone – The quality of smartphone cameras is improving rapidly. Their capabilities extend far beyond what some people primarily use them for... tak

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Community

Program Type: Art & Crafts, Education, Technology Class

Registration Required

Event Details:

Take Great Photos with your Smartphone – The quality of smartphone cameras is improving rapidly. Their capabilities extend far beyond what some people primarily use them for... taking selfies. In many situations, they work quite well as stand-ins for...

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Super Smash Bros. Tournament

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Teens

Open

Registration

Open

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! ...

Rainbow Roundtable

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Teens

Open

Registration

Open

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...

Teen Movie Matinee

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Teens

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Film

Registration Required

Event Details:

Vote to pick which movie screens at the biweekly Teen Movie Matinee! Vote in person the day of and enjoy some snacks! ...

New Music Monday

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Teens

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Music

Registration Required

Event Details:

Discover this month's newest music in the teen room! All playlists/suggestions must be library appropriate. ...

Festivals of India

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens, Adults

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3

Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens, Adults

Program Type: Education, Holiday, Music, Travel

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Sarada for a brief history and legends of important festivals celebrated by the Indian diaspora. Participate in a community dance with Dandia sticks and create a collage incorporating festival themes. ...

Tabletop Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Teens

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Games

Registration Required

Event Details:

Come play a couple rounds of your favorite board game and enjoy some snacks! ...

Women and Money

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Teens, Adults

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 5

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Education, Special Event, Tax & Finance

Registration Required

Event Details:

This informative session will include discussions about: - Charting a financial course - Women's economic outlook and reasons for optimism - Potential financial challenges e.g. longer life and earning disparity - Taking charge of your own finan...

Beyond the Book Club

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Teens

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Love reading but struggle to pick out or finish a book? Join Beyond the Book Club to read fantastic YA stories and discussions. This month’s options are Kween or Today, Tonight, Tomorrow. Each meeting will involve dis...

Teen Crochet Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Teens

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Art & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Learn how to make scarves, hats, coasters, and more! All supplies will be provided. ...

Teen Movie Matinee

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Teens

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Film

Registration Required

Event Details:

Vote to pick which movie screens at the biweekly Teen Movie Matinee! Vote in person the day of and enjoy some snacks! ...

Take Great Photos with your Smartphone

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Teens, Adults, Community

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6

Age Group: Teens, Adults, Community

Program Type: Art & Crafts, Education, Technology Class

Registration Required

Event Details:

Matinee Monday : Star Wars the Empire Strikes Back (1980)

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Teens, Adults

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Film

Registration Required

Event Details:

Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance continue their star wars with the evil Empire of Darth Vader in the second film to be released in George Lucas's sci-fi series. ...

Rebecca F. Kuang, Asian American Representation in Literature

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Teens, Adults

Virtual Event

Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Author Talk

Event Details:

Register Here Join us online for a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropr...

Paper Mache Turtles

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Teens

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Health & Wellness

Registration Required

Event Details:

Create a turtle out of recycled paper to celebrate world turtle day! ...

Connecticut Blue Trail System Talk with Mark Wantroba and Lyndsey Gress

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Teens, Adults

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 5

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness, Nature/Wildlife

Registration Required

Event Details:

Spring is finally upon us, and many of us want to be outside! Do you like to be out in nature? Do you like to hike? Join us as avid hiker, naturalist, and photographer duo Mark Wantroba & Lyndsey Gress – back for a second time! – talk about th...

Nutmeg Newts Book Club

6:00pm - 6:45pm

Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)

Registration

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Children's Storytime Room

Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us for our all new monthly book club the Nutmeg Newts! The Nutmeg Newts Book Club is for children with a 4th through 6th grade reading level. This month we are reading Wilderlore The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody. Read the book on you...

Teen Movie Matinee

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Teens

Registration

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Film

Registration Required

Event Details:

Vote to pick which movie screens at the biweekly Teen Movie Matinee! Vote in person the day of and enjoy some snacks! ...

Songbirds of the Northeast

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Teens, Adults

Registration

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Education, Nature/Wildlife

Registration Required

Event Details:

“Songbirds of the Northeast” is a presentation with naturalist John Root featuring both photographs and recordings of our region’s songbirds. The role of song in these birds' lives as well as their diet, social behavior, and other adaptatio...

Rainbow Roundtable

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Teens

Registration

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: LGBTQ+

Registration Required

Event Details:

Beyond the Book Club

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Teens

Registration

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Love reading but struggle to pick out or finish a book? Join Beyond the Book Club to read fantastic YA stories and discussions. This month’s options are War Girls or So Let Them Burn. Each meeting will involve di...

Poetry Slam

1:00pm - 3:30pm

Teens

Registration

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Art & Crafts, Special Event

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Meriden Pride for a poetry slam event! Perform a piece you wrote or recite your favorite poem. ...

New Music Monday

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Teens

Registration

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Music

Registration Required

Event Details:

Discover this month's newest music in the teen room! All playlists/suggestions must be library appropriate. ...

Tabletop Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Teens

Registration

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Games

Registration Required

Event Details:

Come play a couple rounds of your favorite board game and enjoy some snacks! ...

Teen Crochet Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens

Registration

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens

Program Type: Art & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Learn how to make scarves, hats, coasters, and more! All supplies will be provided. ...

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