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Knit & Crochet Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Adult Department Reading Tables
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us at the Morning Knit & Crochet Club. Meets every first and third Wednesday. All skills levels are welcome.  *Note: this is not an instructional program.*   ...

CCALC - An Interactive Talk on Making a Painting

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Special Event
Event Details:
Finding a Theme Ron Abbe will speak on his experience as an artist, specifically deciding what to paint. His work falls into the basic category of realism, and he will show examples from different series describing his motivations and discoveri...

DIY Cantarito De Barro

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Cantarito de barro are a traditional Mexican jar made of clay painted with floral designs. Join us as we decorate our own versions of with traditional designs in honor of Hispanic Heritage month. ...

Twice-a-Month Tuesday Craft Night - Recycled Book Pumpkins

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Recycle books into fun, decorative pumpkins! We are repeating this easy craft because the pumpkins turn out so cute! We will get together in the multi-purpose room on Tuesday, October 10th at 6pm. This is a wonderful family program! ...

Coloring Club!

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us to relax and unwind by coloring various designs! All coloring supplies will be provided. JZ/PH ...

Make a Pinhole Eclipse Viewer

4:00pm - 5:00pm
School Age, Tweens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: School Age, Tweens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Don't have a pair of eclipse glasses? Come create and decorate your own eclipse viewer using everyday items. ...

Silver City Spooktacular

4:00pm - 8:00pm
Children, School Age, Teens, Tweens, Community
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Children, School Age, Teens, Tweens, Community
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Special Event
Event Details:
Meriden’s First Annual Silver City Spooktacular  Admittance: $5.00 · 12 & Under Free October 12th  at Cuno Camp 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM 1 Beaver Lake Road, Meriden Carnival B o o -Bash DJ Derek spinning ghoulishly dancy tunes ...

Knit & Crochet Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Adult Department Reading Tables
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us at the Morning Knit & Crochet Club. Meets every first and third Wednesday. All skills levels are welcome.  *Note: this is not an instructional program.* ...

DIY Halloween Collage

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for an evening of using Halloween scrapbooking materials to create your own Halloween themed collage. Get creative and as scary as you want! ...

Pool Noodle Monsters

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Tweens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come and create a silly or spooky monster with pool noodles and other fun craft supplies! ...

Twice-a-Month Tuesday Craft Night - Toilet Paper Tube Trinket Boxes

6:00pm - 7:00pm
School Age, Teens, Tweens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Tweens, Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Using empty toilet paper rolls, we will fashion little trinket boxes that look like miniature pumpkins. We will meet in the multi-purpose room on Tuesday, October 24th, at 6PM. It’s a great family craft! ...

Coloring Club!

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us to relax and unwind by coloring various designs! All coloring supplies will be provided. JZ/PH ...

Preschool Halloween Party

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Babies & Toddlers
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Music, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for a not-so-spooky morning of Halloween fun including crafts, games, music and a Halloween parade around the library. Costumes encouraged! ...

3-D Paper Graveyard

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Make your own 3-D graveyard using colored pencils, paper, cardboard and glue. This technique will leave you with a shadowbox graveyard of your own creation. ...

Twice-a-Month Craft Night – Gratitude Tree

6:00pm - 7:00pm
School Age, Teens, Tweens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Tweens, Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
It’s easy to twist a paper bag, forming a trunk and branches! Write something for which you are grateful on an autumn-colored leaf and affix it to your tree. Just in time for Thanksgiving! Tuesday, November 7th, 6:00pm in Multi-purpose Room ...

CCALC - Photography as Art

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Special Event
Event Details:
Paul Ott will talk about his passion for black/white photography as an art form and how his photography has evolved in subject, theme, and use of photographic tools to create desired effects. Mr. Ott will also display his digital works on screen a...

History of "Quinnetukut" Beading Workshop

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teens, Tweens
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1
Age Group: Teens, Tweens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, History & Genealogy, Other, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn about the history of “Quinnetukut” along with Native beading techniques from an Indigenous beading artist to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. ...

Traditional Woodworking with Rick Liegl

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Tweens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Teens, Tweens, Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Other, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Rick Liegl is a woodworker who collects and works with antique tools. The wood for his chairs, benches, spoons and bowls all come from locally sourced trees, very much the way wood work was done in the 1800’s and before. Rick will demonstrate his ...

Twice-a-Month Tuesday Craft Night - Folded Book Holiday Tree

6:00pm - 7:00pm
School Age, Teens, Tweens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: School Age, Teens, Tweens, Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
We will fold old book pages to form a holiday tree. We will decorate the tree with baubles and pom poms! Join us Tuesday, November 28th @6:00 PM in Multi-Purpose Room 6 for some pre-holiday fun! ...