Closed on Friday, March 29th

The library will be closed on Friday, March 29th in observance of Good Friday. We will reopen on Saturday at 9:30am. 

Upcoming Events

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This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Jeopardy!

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Jeopardy! by testing your knowledge of all things March related! ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

CCALC - Morocco Sahara Odyssey

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Education, History & Genealogy, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
Casablanca, Rabat, Fez, and Marrakesh, through the High Atlas Mountains and into the Sahara, discover the beauty, traditions, and culture of this amazing country and its people. Presenter: Marian Amodeo: Long-time Meriden resident who has been ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Special Event
Event Details:
Register Here Virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History with Curator Paula Johnson as she discusses the book Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us. American ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

CCALC - Can A.I. Write Music ?

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, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
This talk explores the learning processes, inner workings, and history of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It focuses on the capabilities and limitations of AI through the lens of AI-based musical creativity and composition. Presenter: Dr. Christophe...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

College and Autism

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Jeremy Farrell to learn the importance of deeper understandings in creating successful educational experiences for autistic college students. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Connecticut Amphibians & Reptiles

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Nature/Wildlife, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn about local amphibian and reptile populations, including current conservation challenges and local Citizen Science monitoring efforts tracking amphibians as an indicator species. This program includes a live amphibian and reptile encounter!&nbs...
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, Nature/Wildlife, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
We will explore the health benefits of gardening and why I believe the hobby may hold one of the keys to a longer, more satisfying life. I’ll explain how this belief has also been one of the primary motivating factors in the development of my own car...
This event is in the "Children" group.
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Nature/Wildlife, Special Event, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come celebrate the solar eclipse with us at the Meriden Green! We will have fun STEAM activities and limited eclipse glasses available for the viewing. Eclipse glasses are first come first served. Registration is...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Special Event
Event Details:
Register Here Join us for a one-of-a-kind conversation with National Book Award-winner Colum McCann as he is joined by Diane Foley, the inspiration behind the heartrending book American Mother. American Mother is the story of a mother...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Pokémon Crafternoon

2:00pm - 6:00pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Gotta catch 'em all! Stop by to create fun Pokémon related crafts. All families are welcome though some activities are better suited for children in grades 1-5. All supplies are first come first served. ...
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "School Age" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Tweens" group.

Poetry Writing Workshop with Author Valerie Bolling

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, School Age, Teens, Tweens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children, School Age, Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Education, Other, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Grades 2-8 | Registration Required This is a hybrid event. Program participants will meet in-person and the author will be live on Zoom. This program is open to children in grades 2 through 8. Learn how to write your own autobiographical poem f...
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "School Age" group.

STEM Surprise

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, School Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Education, Special Event, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come try your hand at engineering, coding and much more. We'll have a variety of hi-tech and lo-tech toys out to explore different STEM concepts. All supplies are first come first served. ...
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "School Age" group.

Family Dance Party

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Babies & Toddlers, School Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, School Age
Program Type: Music, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Stop in for a dancingly good time! Participants will have the option to dance to music, jive with bubbles, and more. All families are welcome! ...
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, History & Genealogy, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
Terry will share his memories (at age 4) of the bombing nightmares during the repeated German blitzes of his hometown in Swansea (a primary German target). He will talk about his active memories of the nighttime blitz in 1943 (explosions, sirens, sea...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Padawan Training Session I

10:30am - 11:30am
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Film, Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
The Saber Guild Padawan Training is geared towards younglings between the ages of 6 and 10 who are ready to start their Jedi training. Each trainee will be shown the basics of using the Force, and how to handle a lightsaber from a true J...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Padawan Training Session II

11:30am - 12:30pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
The Saber Guild Padawan Training is geared towards younglings between the ages of 6 and 10 who are ready to start their Jedi training. Each trainee will be shown the basics of using the Force, and how to handle a lightsaber from a true J...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Padawan Training Session III

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
The Saber Guild Padawan Training is geared towards younglings between the ages of 6 and 10 who are ready to start their Jedi training. Each trainee will be shown the basics of using the Force, and how to handle a lightsaber from a true J...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Henna Pop-up!

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Teens, Adults
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Special Event, Travel
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join artist Richa Soni as she creates stunning, professionally applied henna designs for you! Each design takes approximately 10-15 minutes to paint on. Registration is required as there is limited space and time. ...
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, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
Elizabet Zott is a female chemist in the 1950s and 1960s. This book deals with her struggles as a woman in STEM at a time when women were expected to stay home and, if working, only work in female occupations. The story is filled with love, sadness, ...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Special Event
Event Details:
Register Here We cannot wait for you to join us as we chat with award-winning and bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez about her newest novel Anita de Monte Laughs Last.  Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a propulsive, witty examinati...