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Digital Media Lab Open House

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm

Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Special Event, Workshop

Age Group:

Community

Event Details:

The Digital Media Lab is now open! Join us for an open house to learn about all the amazing things you can create using our state of the art Digital Media Lab. We have all the soft...

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Age Group: Community

Program Type: Special Event, Workshop

Event Details:

The Digital Media Lab is now open! Join us for an open house to learn about all the amazing things you can create using our state of the art Digital Media Lab.

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Augusta Curtis Concert Band Winter Concert

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Holiday, Music

Age Group:

Community

Event Details:

The Augusta Curtis Concert Band will perform their winter concert at the MPL on Wednesday, December 10th.The band is made up approximately 40 local amateur musicians. The concert i...

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3

Age Group: Community

Program Type: Holiday, Music

Registration Required

Event Details:

The Augusta Curtis Concert Band will perform their winter concert at the MPL on Wednesday, December 10th.

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Winter Ornaments

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Art & Crafts, Holiday

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Paint and assemble your own set of 3D wood ornaments—snowman, mittens, and hot cocoa!Customize with your choice of paint colors, then glue the layers to create gift-worthy, tree-re...

Full

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Art & Crafts, Holiday

Registration Required

Event Details:

Paint and assemble your own set of 3D wood ornaments—snowman, mittens, and hot cocoa!

Customize with your choice of paint colors, then glue the layers to create gift-worthy, tree-ready winter decor.

Jane Austen: Trivia

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Author Talk, Education, Games

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Join us as we celebrate the 250th birthday of one of literature’s most beloved authors—Jane Austen!Whether you're a devoted Austen fan or just curious about her enduring charm, the...

Open

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!

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Time	Sun (7/17)	Mon (7/18)	Tue (7/19)	Wed (7/20)	Thu (7/21)	Fri (7/22)	Sat (7/23)
10 am		This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Preschool Storytime 10:30am–11:30am Children, Babies & Toddlers Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: zChildren's Department - Mat Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning Registration Required Event Details: Join Miss Cathy for stories, dancing, rhymes and more fun! We will have a different theme each week relating to the Summer Reading Program Theme: Oceans of Possibilities.	This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Morning News: Read the News and Share Your Opinion 10:30am–11:30am Teens, Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Other Registration Required Event Details: Come read and discuss the news that is currently making headlines! Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 at 10:30 AM at the Meriden Public Library in the Meriden Mall, 470 Lewis Avenue, Meriden, CT 06451 For adults and teens.
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12 pm						This event is in the "Teens" group Teen Game Time 12:00pm–4:00pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: Teens Program Type: Other Event Details: Drop in anytime between 12 Noon and 4 pm on Friday afternoons for some game time fun! Choose from PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Board Games. Play one or all-your choice, based on availability at time.
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2 pm						This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group Riverside Reptiles 2:00pm–3:00pm Children, School Age Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: Children, School Age Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Riverside Reptiles is passionate about presenting quality educational programs about reptiles, amphibians, and other fascinating creatures of the animal kingdom. We specialize in giving our audience a hands-on learning experience.
3 pm				Teen Craft Time - Candy Sushi 3:00pm–4:00pm Closed Registration Required Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Registration Required Event Details: Join Miss Melissa for a Teen Craft every Wednesday afternoon. We will have a different craft each week relating to our Summer Reading Program Theme: Oceans of Possibilities. This week we will make Candy Sushi..	This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group Afternoon Makers: Octopus Locomotion 3:30pm–4:30pm Tweens (Ages 8-12) Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: Tweens (Ages 8-12) Program Type: Art & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Learn how the Octopus moves itself quickly through the ocean.
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6 pm			This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group Todd the Magician 6:00pm–7:00pm Children, School Age Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: Children, School Age Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Todd the Magician will perform his Magic Show and entertain us with a theme tied to our Summer Reading Program: Oceans of Possibilities. His Magic Show is "Pure, Direct, and Unforgettable!" Registration is required.	This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Evening Storytime CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT 6:00pm–7:00pm Children, Babies & Toddlers Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: zChildren's Department - Mat Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning Registration Required Event Details: Storytime is cancelled for tonight only. Please join in a Demonstration Class with Valentin Karate! This event is in the "Children" group Valentin Karate 6:00pm–7:00pm Children Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: Children Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Come and try a Karate Class with Valentin Karate! For ages 5- 12. This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Community" group Tories, Spies, & Traitors: Divided Loyalty in Revolutionary Connecticut 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults, Community Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Community" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: Adults, Community Registration Required Event Details: Which side are you on? That’s the question that every single person in Connecticut had to answer in 1775, as the thirteen colonies began a rebellion against British rule. Loyalty was not only a matter of words or opinion.