This event is in the "School Age" group. This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group. Nov 9 2024 Sat Drop-In STEAM Twirligig Paper Spinners 10:00am - 12:00pm School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Open Registration This event is in the "School Age" group. This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group. Nov 9 2024 Sat Drop-In STEAM Twirligig Paper Spinners 10:00am - 12:00pm School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Children's Project Room Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Program Type: Art & Crafts, STEAM Registration Required Event Details: Stop by the children's department to make a beautiful twirligig paper spinner. Children will use a wooden stick, paper strips, and glue to create a unique craft that uses centripetal forces to spin.
Nov 9 2024 Sat Mario Kart 8 Tourney 2:00pm - 3:00pm Open Registration Nov 9 2024 Sat Mario Kart 8 Tourney 2:00pm - 3:00pm Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Teen Room Program Type: Games Registration Required Event Details: Y'all claim to be the best at Mario Kart. Prove it to earn bragging rights and claim a prize.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 9 2024 Sat Sobre la migración infantil desde Centroamérica--En conversación con Javier Zamora 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 9 2024 Sat Sobre la migración infantil desde Centroamérica--En conversación con Javier Zamora 2:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar Age Group: Adults Program Type: Author Talk, Bilingual Event Details: Regístrate Aquí (Solamente en Español) - (Event ONLY in Spanish)
Nov 11 2024 Mon Veteran's Day All Day Closing Nov 11 2024 Mon Closing Veteran's Day All Day Branches: Meriden Public Library, Bookmobile, Virtual Event Calendar Description: The Meriden Public Library is closed.
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Messy Makers : Magnet Painting 10:30am - 11:30am Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Open Registration This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Messy Makers : Magnet Painting 10:30am - 11:30am Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Children's Project Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Art & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Come get messy with us! This month we're trying out magnet painting! We'll provide aprons, but please come in clothes you don't mind getting messy! For ages 2-5.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Reflections of my Past by Kyle O’Neil - Art Reception 5:00pm - 6:00pm Adults, All Ages, Community Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Reflections of my Past by Kyle O’Neil - Art Reception 5:00pm - 6:00pm Adults, All Ages, Community Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Community Program Type: Education, History & Genealogy, Travel & Culture Registration Required Event Details: Join us for a reception on the opening of the art exhibit "Reflections of my Past" by Wangunk Indigenous contemporary artist, Kyle O’Neil.
This event is in the "High School" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Money 101: Student Loans 6:00pm - 7:00pm High School Open Registration This event is in the "High School" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Money 101: Student Loans 6:00pm - 7:00pm High School Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Teen Room Age Group: High School Program Type: Education, Tax & Finance Registration Required Event Details: Learn important information about student loans. Like how to apply for them, how interest and deferment works, and different repayment options.
This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Wangunk Tribe 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adults, All Ages, Community Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Wangunk Tribe 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adults, All Ages, Community Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Community Program Type: Education, History & Genealogy, Travel & Culture Registration Required Event Details: Join us to learn about the Wangunk with local tribal historian and Wangunk elder Gary O'Neil. The Wangunk tribe has been in Connecticut for thousands of years.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Adult Monthly Craft Night - Autumnal Butterfly Wreath 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adults Waitlist Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 12 2024 Tue Adult Monthly Craft Night - Autumnal Butterfly Wreath 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adults Waitlist Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Art & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Join us to create a fall-themed butterfly wreath to add to your autumnal decor! All supplies will be provided.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 13 2024 Wed CCALC - Infantry Soldier Returns to Vietnam 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 13 2024 Wed CCALC - Infantry Soldier Returns to Vietnam 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Author Talk, Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, History & Genealogy, Travel & Culture Event Details: Gerald Augustine, a veteran of the Vietnam War, was invited to accompany the Veterans' Breakfast Club of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on their two week tour of Vietnam.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 13 2024 Wed What's Next? Book Club 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adults Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 13 2024 Wed What's Next? Book Club 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adults Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
This event is in the "Teens" group. Nov 14 2024 Thu Queer Quetzals Book Club 3:30pm - 4:30pm Teens Open Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. Nov 14 2024 Thu Queer Quetzals Book Club 3:30pm - 4:30pm Teens Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Teen Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Book Club, LGBTQ+ Registration Required Event Details: Join our discussion of mythology retelling, ‘A Snake Falls to Earth’ by Darcie Little Badger. After a catastrophic event and strange sickness, Nina and Oli, kids from different worlds, are driven together.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 14 2024 Thu On Childhood Migration from Central America--In Conversation with Javier Zamora 4:00pm - 5:00pm Adults Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 14 2024 Thu On Childhood Migration from Central America--In Conversation with Javier Zamora 4:00pm - 5:00pm Adults Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar Age Group: Adults Program Type: Author Talk Event Details: Register Here
Nov 14 2024 Thu Kiwanis Club 2nd Thursday Meeting with Kathy Kogut, President of CT Christmas Tree Growers Assoc. 6:00pm - 8:00pm Nov 14 2024 Thu Kiwanis Club 2nd Thursday Meeting with Kathy Kogut, President of CT Christmas Tree Growers Assoc. 6:00pm - 8:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 5 Purpose of Meeting Kiwanis Club of Meriden meeting with guest speaker. Open to the public
This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 15 2024 Fri Bebés Activos Bilingual Playgroup 10:00am - 12:00pm Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Open Registration This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 15 2024 Fri Bebés Activos Bilingual Playgroup 10:00am - 12:00pm Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Children's Storytime Room Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning Registration Required Event Details: Join us for a weekly 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 15 2024 Fri CCALC - Portugal: A Photographer's Journey 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 15 2024 Fri CCALC - Portugal: A Photographer's Journey 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Travel & Culture Event Details: A photographic journey around Portugal, with stops in Lisbon, the Algarve, Sintra, Porto and the Douro Valley.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 16 2024 Sat Art of the Book 10:30am - 12:00pm Adults Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 16 2024 Sat Art of the Book 10:30am - 12:00pm Adults Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Art & Crafts, Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Boring books be banished! Calligrapher Debby Reelitz will take us on a journey exploring creative art books, and then we will be making two book structures of our own. Let’s break the rules about what books should look like!
This event is in the "Teens" group. Nov 16 2024 Sat Teen Movie Matinee 1:00pm - 2:30pm Teens Open Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. Nov 16 2024 Sat Teen Movie Matinee 1:00pm - 2:30pm Teens Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Teen Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Film Registration Required Event Details: Enjoy some popcorn while watching The World Is Not Enough.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 18 2024 Mon Matinee Monday: Stand by Me (1986) 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 18 2024 Mon Matinee Monday: Stand by Me (1986) 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Film Registration Required Event Details: A coming-of-age tale about four 12-year-old boys who hear that there is a dead body in the woods near where they live and proceed to try and find it. In the process, their friendship is tested.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 18 2024 Mon Tech Topics: Getting the Most Out of Your Phone 3:00pm - 4:00pm Adults Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 18 2024 Mon Tech Topics: Getting the Most Out of Your Phone 3:00pm - 4:00pm Adults Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Technology Class Registration Required Event Details: In this session, you will understand the main differences between websites and apps, how to navigate and customize phone security settings, as well as tips to save memory and battery life on your phone.
This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School Age" group. This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group. Nov 19 2024 Tue Sensory Playtime 5:00pm - 6:30pm Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Open Registration This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School Age" group. This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group. Nov 19 2024 Tue Sensory Playtime 5:00pm - 6:30pm Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Program Type: Games, Special Event, Storytime & Early Learning Registration Required Event Details: Join us for a sensory friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several fun stations with transition time built in between activities.
This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Middle School" group. This event is in the "High School" group. Nov 19 2024 Tue Graphic Godzilla 6:00pm - 7:00pm Teens, Middle School, High School Open Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Middle School" group. This event is in the "High School" group. Nov 19 2024 Tue Graphic Godzilla 6:00pm - 7:00pm Teens, Middle School, High School Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Teen Room Age Group: Teens, Middle School, High School Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Join our discussion of Watership Down by James Sturm. This adaption stays true to the classic tale of survival, courage and friendship that has been told for more than 50 years.
This event is in the "School Age" group. Nov 20 2024 Wed Flying Turkeys : Lego Catapults 6:00pm - 7:00pm School Age Open Registration This event is in the "School Age" group. Nov 20 2024 Wed Flying Turkeys : Lego Catapults 6:00pm - 7:00pm School Age Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Children's Project Room Age Group: School Age Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games Registration Required Event Details: Help your turkey escape the farm before they become Thanksgiving dinner! Using Legos and rubber bands, build a catapult to help your turkey fly over the farmyard fence. For ages 7-11.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 20 2024 Wed Booktok Bookclub 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adults Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 20 2024 Wed Booktok Bookclub 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adults Open Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Join us for BookTok Book Club where we discuss books that have trended on social media platforms including TikTok and Instagram. Share thoughts on your latest read or gather ideas for the next one!