No Internet

Due to a city wide network outage, the library does not have access to internet, printing, scanning, and faxing services. If checking out materials, please have library card present.

Library closing early on Friday, March 20th

The library will close early at 12pm on Friday, March 20th in preparation for the Literary Libations Sipping for a Cause fundraiser event. The library will reopen on Saturday, March 21st at 9:30am.  

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What's Next? Book Club

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
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The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan

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Practice English Conversation

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Bilingual
Registration Required
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Join us to practice speaking English in a fun and comfortable environment!

*Some knowledge of English is recommended.*

¡Únete a nosotros para practicar inglés en un ambiente divertido y cómodo!

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CCALC - My Life in the Arts

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
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Mr. Sanders will discuss his history in the entertainment business, having performed in venues world-wide for over 30 years.

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Tech Topics: Digital Decluttering

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
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Join us for a digital Spring cleaning session where we will get rid of excess digital clutter in your online accounts and on your phone! 

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Holocaust Remembrance Day Event

6:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, History & Genealogy, Special Event
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Join us as we honor and remember all of the people that perished during the Holocaust and other genocides.

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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
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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
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We know the Connecticut River divides Red Sox and Yankees fans, but did you know it also determined Connecticut's revolutionary outlook?

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
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This heart-breaking novel follows the grueling path of a man whose addiction leads to the accidental death of his two year old son. He is incarcerated for three years with all of the cruelty and amends that prison brings.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
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Do you struggle with using computers – such as with typing, operating a computer mouse, using an application such as Microsoft Word, saving a file, navigating a web browser to search online, and/or creating an email account?

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
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Pain happens to everyone. No one is exempt. Whether acute or chronic, join us and learn drug-free approaches to manage pain. 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
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Join us for a lecture on the music of the great composer Dimitri Shostakovich and his terrifying life during Stalin's "Great Terror". Dr. Rex will focus on his mighty Fifth Symphony.

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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
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Add a new decorative element to your house by joining us to create a rustic paper bag star.

Paint pens and stamps will be provided for personalization/embellishment of your star.

All supplies will be provided.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
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A deeply personal conversation about the realities, challenges and triumphs of teen motherhood.

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Matinee Monday: The Visitor (2007)

1:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
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Nearly a decade before Tom McCarthy was showered with awards for Spotlight, he wrote and directed a beautiful film in 2007 called The Visitor. The independent film stars Richard Jenkins, in a role that earned him his first Oscar nomination.

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Classics Clique Movie

5:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Film
Registration Required
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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
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Travel with us to California to see five national parks, and a national monument.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
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This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
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This is a story about families in a small town. The Nazis occupied Poland during WWII and a modern day family who life story interweaves with them. It is a wonderful story of love among families and friends with an uplifting ending. 

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Classics Clique Discussion

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
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
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This presentation outlines and educates people of all ages, not just seniors, the reasons why social connection is so important to all humans regardless of age.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
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WWII cost Meriden 147 brave and good men -- leaving posterity with 147 stories of family, war and legacy. This is one soldier's story. 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
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