Closed for Memorial Day

The library will be closed on Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.  We will reopen on Tuesday, May 30th at 9:30am. 

Meriden Public Library will temporarily close after June 2nd.

The Meriden Public Library is moving back to our newly renovated building at 105 Miller Street to prepare for our grand opening on July 14th & 15th.

Our Meriden Mall location will close after business hours on June 2nd. We will reopen to the public at 105 Miller Street on July 14th with a grand celebration. We hope you can join us then!

Visit our Grand Opening page for further information: meridenlibrary.org/grandopening

Upcoming Events

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Preschool Dance Party

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, Babies & Toddlers
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 0-5 | Registration Required Boogie down with Miss Alyssa! We will listen to songs, play with the parachute, and dance under bubbles! ...

Talewise: Saving Earth Together

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
All Ages | Registration Required  In this action-packed story, two unlikely heroes work together to save their town (and the planet) from a super-polluting mastermind! Throughout the adventure, volunteers will help the performer conduct sever...

Miss Chantel's Star Dance Academy: Dance Across the Pages

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, School Age
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 5-11 | Registration Required | Register for each class separately Join Miss Chantel from Miss Chantel's Star Dance Academy for a special dance storytime. First, she will read a book about a style of dance and then teach the dance to the class...

Take & Make Kit: Light-Up Circuit Bookmarks

All Day
Children
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Children
Event Details:
Ages 5-11 | Available to pick up beginning Monday, August 7  Brighten up your chapter books and learn how conductivity works with this kit! Available first come, first served while supplies last. ...

Messy Makers

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Babies & Toddlers
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 3-5 | Registration Required Come get messy with us! Preschoolers will enjoy making different types of art with their hands! We’ll provide aprons but please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy. ...

Blue Moon Raptors

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
All Ages | Registration Required During this special live animal presentation, we will learn all about birds of prey from our region. Blue Moon Raptors will bring four ambassador birds that have been rescued and rehabilitated from the wild. ...

Miss Chantel's Star Dance Academy: Dance Across the Pages

10:30am - 11:00am
Children, School Age
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 5-11 | Registration Required | Register for each class separately Join Miss Chantel from Miss Chantel's Star Dance Academy for a special dance storytime. First, she will read a book about a style of dance and then teach the dance to the class...

Tinker Tuesdays

All Day
Children
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:
All Ages | Drop-in See what you can design with an assortment of building materials. A catapult? A crane? A whole new invention? Stop by anytime during the day and find out! ...

Virtual Program: New York Times Bestselling Author of The Prophets: Author Talk with Robert Jones, Jr.

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Register here All are welcome and encouraged to join us for an engaging hour online with New York Times bestselling author Robert Jones, Jr., as he discusses his debut and award-winning novel, The Prophets.  The Prophets&nbs...

Art Explorers: Oil Pastels

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children, School Age
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 8-11 | Registration Required Play around and create with oil pastel crayons! ...

Michele Urban: Find Your Dinosaur ROAR!

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
All Ages | Registration Required Find Your Dinosaur ROAR! How Do Dinosaurs Dance is a "Dino-mite, Prehistoric, Music Adventure" that will have your families roaring with delight!“ Find Your Dinosaur roar as you stomp, chomp, dance and sing along t...

Messy Makers

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Babies & Toddlers
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 3-5 | Registration Required Come get messy with us! Preschoolers will enjoy making different types of art with their hands! We’ll provide aprons but please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy. ...

Virtual Program: Author Talk with Cassandra Clare: Bestselling Author of The Mortal Instruments Series

8:00pm - 9:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Register here Join us for an exciting evening online as we chat with mega-bestselling author, Cassandra Clare, about her newest and final book in The Last Hours series, Chain of Thorns. In Chain of Gold, the first book of&nb...

Virtual Program: A Year Inside College Admissions: An Author Talk with Jeff Selingo

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Register here Spend an hour with bestselling author Jeff Selingo, who immersed himself in the world of admissions for a year to answer the question on the minds of teenagers and their parents: how do colleges select their freshman class? &nbs...

Labor Day

All Day
Branches:
Meriden Public Library, Meriden Historical Society, Bookmobile
Description:
Closed for Labor Day ...

Veterans Day

All Day
Branches:
Meriden Public Library, Bookmobile
Description:
Closed for Veterans Day ...

Christmas Day

All Day
Branches:
Meriden Public Library, Bookmobile
Description:
Closed for Christmas Day ...