Library Closed on Tuesday, November 11th

The library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. We will reopen on Wednesday, November 12th at 9:30am. 

Upcoming Events

Featured Events

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Tech Topics: Intro to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Technology Class

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

In this session, patrons will become more familiar with artificial intelligence and understand the benefits and risks associated with using Chat GPT.

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this session, patrons will become more familiar with artificial intelligence and understand the benefits and risks associated with using Chat GPT.

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Basic One-to-One Computer Classes with Jane

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Technology Class

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Do you struggle with using computers – such as with typing, operating a computer mouse, using an application such as Microsoft Word, saving a file, navigating a web browser to sear...

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Event Details:

Do you struggle with using computers – such as with typing, operating a computer mouse, using an application such as Microsoft Word, saving a file, navigating a web browser to search online, and/or creating an email account?

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Sound Healing Meditation

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join Daria Ann for a transformative sound healing meditation session featuring quartz crystal sound bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, and a variety of other soothing sound healing inst...

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Daria Ann for a transformative sound healing meditation session featuring quartz crystal sound bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, and a variety of other soothing sound healing instruments.

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Life Hacks Series: Journaling for Beginners

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Art & Crafts, Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Perhaps you have thought about writing or starting a journal, but are looking for some inspiration…Explore the benefits of journaling in this introductory program! We will discuss ...

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

Perhaps you have thought about writing or starting a journal, but are looking for some inspiration…

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Hidden History of Meriden: Author Talk with Justin Piccirillo

Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Author Talk, Education, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join local author Justin Piccirillo for a book talk at the Meriden Public Library.In Hidden History of Meriden, author and educator Justin Piccirillo uncovers the rich and often ov...

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Education, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join local author Justin Piccirillo for a book talk at the Meriden Public Library.

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Read Local - MPL Local Author Book Fair

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Author Talk

Age Group:

Adults, Community

Event Details:

Read Local!Join us at the Meriden Public Library’s Local Author Book Fair.Saturday, November 22 from 1 to 4 p.m.Community RoomMeet and support local authors. Books available for pu...

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults, Community
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Read Local!

Join us at the Meriden Public Library’s Local Author Book Fair.

Saturday, November 22 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Community Room

Meet and support local authors. Books available for purchase and signing.

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Ren Faire at the Library: Laurel City Medieval Weapons Demonstration

Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Games, Special Event

Age Group:

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

Event Details:

Swords, and daggers, and poleaxes, oh my!Come watch as our friends from Laurel City Historical Fencing explain how the past can be fun in the present. Step into the world of knight...

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
Program Type: Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Swords, and daggers, and poleaxes, oh my!

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Ping Pong Showdown

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Make sure to stretch before coming to the teen room for the ultimate ping pong competition. Earn bragging rights in what is sure to be an intense afternoon. 

Sensory Playtime

5:00pm–6:30pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Games, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory-friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several stations of fun activities while socializing.

Stations include storytime, a craft, and interactive playtime.

Girls Inc Visit

5:00pm–6:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Education, Games
Event Details:

Come to the library for a social learning meet up with Lex from Girls Inc! Play a couple of games and learn some new skills. 

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

Street Fighter 6

3:30pm–4:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

I hope you have been practicing! Come to the teen room to battle it out in Street Fighter 6. A traditional bracket will be used to determine the winner. 

Ren Faire at the Library: Contests & Games

12:00pm–1:30pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
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: Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Here Ye! Here Ye! You are cordially invited to enjoy a fantasy world set in a time long ago where magic is real!

Ren Faire at the Library: Laurel City Medieval Weapons Demonstration

1:30pm–3:30pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens, Adults
Open
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), Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Swords, and daggers, and poleaxes, oh my!

Sensory Playtime

5:00pm–6:30pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory-friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several stations of fun activities while socializing.

Stations include storytime, a craft, and interactive playtime.

Indoor Snowball Fight

4:30pm–5:30pm
Teens
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games, Special Event
Event Details:

Skip the cold and the damp mittens and get ready to battle it out with your friends in this indoor snowball fight.

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

Sensory Playtime

5:00pm–6:30pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory-friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several stations of fun activities while socializing.

Stations include storytime, a craft, and interactive playtime.

Jane Austen: Trivia

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Education, Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we celebrate the 250th birthday of one of literature’s most beloved authors—Jane Austen!

Sensory Snow Play

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow inside the library!

Stop by the library to interact with several fun sensory stations all themed around playing in snow.

Indoor "Snowball" Fight

2:00pm–3:00pm
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: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Snow-body has fun like us!

Come as a family or team up when you get here to battle it out with "snowballs."

This program is best suited to children ages 5-years-old and older.

Noon Years Eve Party

10:30am–12:30pm
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: Art & Crafts, Games, Holiday, Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ring in the new year early with us at the library with crafts, music, games, and a new years count down at 11:59am.

This event is best suited for families and all generations are welcome to participate.

Sensory Playtime

5:00pm–6:30pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory-friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several stations of fun activities while socializing.

Stations include storytime, a craft, and interactive playtime.

Sensory Playtime

5:00pm–6:30pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory-friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several stations of fun activities while socializing.

Stations include storytime, a craft, and interactive playtime.

A History of Huskies Hoops: Legacy of Greatness

1:00pm–2:00pm
High School, Adults, Community
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: High School, Adults, Community
Program Type: Author Talk, Games, History & Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the history and greatness of the UConn basketball teams with this fun, lively and enlightening presentation hosted by award-winning sportswriter and author Marty Gitlin. Take a journey from the beginning of the men's and women's pro

Sensory Playtime

5:00pm–6:30pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory-friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several stations of fun activities while socializing.

Stations include storytime, a craft, and interactive playtime.

Sensory Playtime

5:00pm–6:30pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 2+3
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory-friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several stations of fun activities while socializing.

Stations include storytime, a craft, and interactive playtime.