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Recycled Flower Craft (Drop-in)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Children
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Event Details:

Create beautiful flowers out of a recycled materials and craft supplies. Use one of our designs or create your own!

This is a drop-in program. Best for ages 5-11.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Book Nook

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Craft a book nook from your favorite read, genre or movie!

We will be using recycled materials to create these portals to another world.

This event is in the "Children" group.

STEAM Pom Pom Shooter

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to make your own pom-pom shooter out of cups, paper craft rolls, pool noodles, a balloon and more. After you make your creation test out how far your pom-pom go.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Magician Ed Pop

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ed Popielarczyk is a professional magician, balloon sculptor, flea circus ringmaster, and storyteller. He has been entertaining children and family audiences for over 40 years.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Plastic Jar Lanterns

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create your own lovely lantern using upcycled materials, tissue paper, mod podge, and string.

This craft is best suited for children ages 5 years-old and order. Registration required.

This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Diverse Storytelling

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-12), Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Author Talk, Education, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Following a storytelling performance by Len Cabral, learn how to use movement, gesture, voice and silence to tell your own stories.

This program is generously funded by a grant provided by the James H. Napier Foundation.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Paper Mache Bowls

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to paint a bowl made out of paper mache.

This event is best suited for children 5 years-old and older and siblings are welcome. Registration required.

This event is in the "School Age" group.

LEGO Mosaic Party with Conn Lug

6:00pm - 7:00pm
School Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come create a beautiful Lego mosaic to be put on display in the library for all to enjoy!

Conn Lug the Lego enthusiast group will be here to assist in creating a beautiful mosaic for our library.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "School Age" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group.

Take Home Kit: Beaded Keychains

All Day
Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Event Details:

Take Home Kit | All Ages

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Summer Block Party Finale

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the end of summer reading with music, games, food, prizes and more!

Adults are welcome to participate with family or join in end of summer book discussion happening in Multi-Purpose Room 6.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Back to School Blues Party

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sadly, the summer has come to an end...


Attend our Back to School Blues Party! Create your own paper, play some games and get in some last minute summer fun!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Summer Block Party Finale

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the end of summer reading with crafts, music, giant lawn games and more for all ages!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Tales and Origami for Teens

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Education, Special Event, Travel & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

During this 90-minute program, Motoko will tell traditional tales, full of humor and mystery, and discuss how Japanese folklore has inspired games and anime in the U.S. and around the world.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create your own gorgeous faux stained glass bookmark! A perfect companion to your current read.


All supplies will be provided.

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.

Soro-Bindi Performance

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teens, Adults, All Ages
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Education, Music, Special Event, Travel & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn all about Ghanaian dances, songs and stories during this interactive performance with Iddi Saaka, an award winning West African dance and music performance artist and teacher.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the mentalist, Keith Zalinger, for an hour of mysterious showmanship. Keith is an award-winning hypnotist, thought-reader, and paranormal entertainer.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

National Hispanic Heritage Month is annually celebrated from September 15th to October 15th in the United States. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Art of the Book

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults
Registration
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!