Upcoming Events

Featured Events

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Life Hacks Series: Creating Your Personal Brand with Jean Mix

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Education, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Have you ever thought of promoting yourself professionally?On Thursday, June 26th at 6pm, Jean Mix from Mix Education Services will present a "Creating Your Personal Brand" program...

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Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have you ever thought of promoting yourself professionally?

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Pride at the Library

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Art & Crafts, Games, Holiday, LGBTQ+, Storytime & Early Learning

Age Group:

Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens, Adults, Community

Event Details:

Our community celebrates with Pride!Join us for a safe and inclusive fun day celebrating LGBTQIA+ community members.Events include: Rainbow story hour, crafts, trivia, Zine making,...

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Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens, Adults, Community
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Holiday, LGBTQ+, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Our community celebrates with Pride!

Join us for a safe and inclusive fun day celebrating LGBTQIA+ community members.

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Monthly Craft Night - Impressionist Hydrangea Finger Painting

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Art & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us for a fun-filled evening with some good old-fashioned finger painting!We will be painting beautiful hydrangeas on canvas in an impressionist style.All supplies will be prov...

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Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a fun-filled evening with some good old-fashioned finger painting!

We will be painting beautiful hydrangeas on canvas in an impressionist style.

All supplies will be provided.

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Hollywood Classic Film Screening: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Adult Summer Reading, Film, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Do you enjoy classic Hollywood movies? If so, please join us for a viewing of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) featuring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.Popcorn and soda will be p...

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Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Film, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you enjoy classic Hollywood movies? If so, please join us for a viewing of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) featuring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.

Popcorn and soda will be provided during the movie.

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Hollywood Book Discussion: Marilyn Monroe

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Adult Summer Reading, Film, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Are you interested in the Golden Age of Hollywood? Have you always wanted to learn more about the life of legendary icon, Marilyn Monroe? If so, please join us for our first of two...

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Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Film, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you interested in the Golden Age of Hollywood? Have you always wanted to learn more about the life of legendary icon, Marilyn Monroe?

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Hip Hop with United Rhythms Dance Studio

10:00am–11:00am
Children, School Age
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Music, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for an exhilarating hip-hop dance class that will have your child grooving to upbeat tunes making new friends and expressing themselves through movement this summer.

Move and Groove with United Rhythms Dance Studio

10:00am–11:00am
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Music, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library this summer with United Rhythms Dance Studio for an unforgettable summer experience filled with movement joy and creativity!

Hip Hop with United Rhythms Dance Studio

10:00am–11:00am
Children, School Age
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Music, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for an exhilarating hip-hop dance class that will have your child grooving to upbeat tunes making new friends and expressing themselves through movement this summer.

Move and Groove with United Rhythms Dance Studio

10:00am–11:00am
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Music, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library this summer with United Rhythms Dance Studio for an unforgettable summer experience filled with movement joy and creativity!

The Poop Museum

10:00am–11:00am
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Upcoming
Registration Required
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: Health & Wellness, Nature/Wildlife, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Poop Museum is the place to come for those who are curious and have questions about poop, and also, if like Susie Maguire, they LOVE poop, and think it’s fascinating!

Super Secret Spy School

3:00pm–4:00pm
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you have what it takes to become a spy?

Learn how to decode messages, take a turn at crawling under “lasers,” and more at this fun event.

Jedi Sensory Storytime

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Special Event, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Embrace your inner Yoda at this sensory friendly storytime.

Come as you are to hear stories from a real Jedi Master.

Fidget toys, headphones, and sunglasses will be available to Younglings attending this program.

Jedi Guided Meditation

11:30am–12:00pm
Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn to focus you must at this program geared towards Padawans. Learn how to center yourself the way a real Jedi Master does through breathing and calming postures.

Jedi Lightsaber Training

12:00pm–12:30pm
Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all Younglings! Learn about the ways of the Force and how to wield a lightsaber from real Jedi Masters!

At the conclusion of the program, younglings are given the rank of Padawan!

Hip Hop with United Rhythms Dance Studio

10:00am–11:00am
Children, School Age
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Music, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for an exhilarating hip-hop dance class that will have your child grooving to upbeat tunes making new friends and expressing themselves through movement this summer.

Move and Groove with United Rhythms Dance Studio

10:00am–11:00am
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Music, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library this summer with United Rhythms Dance Studio for an unforgettable summer experience filled with movement joy and creativity!

Farm Friends Petting Zoo with Xen’s Critters

6:30pm–7:30pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Upcoming
Registration Required
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: Education, Nature/Wildlife, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

We are bringing the barnyard to the library!

Pet bunnies, chickens, ducks, guinea pigs, and more at this fun indoor petting zoo.

All animals will be in playpens inside the library.

Hip Hop with United Rhythms Dance Studio

10:00am–11:00am
Children, School Age
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Music, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for an exhilarating hip-hop dance class that will have your child grooving to upbeat tunes making new friends and expressing themselves through movement this summer.

Move and Groove with United Rhythms Dance Studio

10:00am–11:00am
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Music, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the library this summer with United Rhythms Dance Studio for an unforgettable summer experience filled with movement joy and creativity!

Back to School Party

2:00pm–3:00pm
Teens
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Well, well, well…it’s that time again!

Come to the teen room to “celebrate” going back to school.

We will be making DIY pins with Canva, packing tape and safety pins and complaining about summer coming to an end.