Upcoming Events

Are you up to the challenge? Using paper, trial and error, and small adjustments you will create a walking paper horse!

This is a program for teens ages 12-18 and in grades 6-12. No registration required. 

The Meriden Public Library partners with Human Resources Agency of New Britain to offer VITA, a FREE income tax assistance program.

This program offers:

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.

The Meriden Public Library partners with Human Resources Agency of New Britain to offer VITA, a FREE income tax assistance program.

This program offers:

Head to the teen room for our latest themed day! Enjoy a variety of sodas, music and “drive-in” movie. Make sure to wear your best 1950’s outfit.   

This program is for teens ages 12-18 in grades 6-12. No registration required.

Launch your gardening game to new heights with a DIY seed bomb launcher.

Create seed bombs and build your launcher at this fun science event.

American Job Centers (AJCs) provide free help to job seekers for a variety of career and employment-related needs. Nearly 2,300 AJCs, funded by the U.S.

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

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! 

Join us as we honor and remember all of the people that perished during the Holocaust and other genocides.

Build a tiny terrarium with us!

Create the perfect place for a plant to live on your window sill.

Add dirt, shiny stones, and a tiny animal to guard your plant while it grows.

The Meriden Public Library partners with Human Resources Agency of New Britain to offer VITA, a FREE income tax assistance program.

This program offers:

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Bouncing bunnies, it's springtime!

Celebrate spring arriving with special songs, dancing, stories, and more all revolving around bouncing bunnies.

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. 

We know the Connecticut River divides Red Sox and Yankees fans, but did you know it also determined Connecticut's revolutionary outlook?

You'll go daisy crazy at this fun event!

Sting pool noodle pieces together to create a giant daisy.

This program is for children ages 7 through 11 and registration is required for this event.

Celebrate World Art Day by adding to an art piece set up in the teen room. The finished art will be put on display in the teen room. 

For teens ages 12-18 and in grades 6-12. No registration required.

Make knit happen! And crochet too! Stop by to learn basic crochet and knitting skills or work on your own project. It doesn’t matter if you are a lefty or a righty, we can help you!

Join professional cartoonist Bill Hernandez to learn to draw your very own pokemon. Will it be a water type, grass type or fire type? You decide! 

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.

Calling all Swifties!

Stop by the library to listen to Taylor Swift music while making friendship bracelets worthy of the eras tour.

This program is intended for children ages 7 through 11 with siblings welcome.

Get into the creative groove and make your own dazzling disco ball using paint markers!

This program is for teens ages 12-18 and in grades 6-12. No registration required.