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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 (2/12)	Mon (2/13)	Tue (2/14)	Wed (2/15)	Thu (2/16)	Fri (2/17)	Sat (2/18)
10 am		This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Family Storytime 10:30am–11:30am Babies & Toddlers Closed Registration Required 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: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning Registration Required Event Details: PreSchool Storytime Join us for a themed storytime with books, songs, and a craft for children ages 3-5 and their caregiver. Come and join Miss Melissa each week for stories, songs, and crafts. Storytime is geared towards ages 5 and under (but all ages are welcome). The same storytime will run on Monday mornings and Wednesday evenings.				This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Messy Makers 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: Art & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Come get messy with us! Join us as we have fun mixing colors and getting creative with foam paint. We’ll provide aprons but please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy. Geared towards ages 3-6.
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1 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group Virtual Event: Tastes Like War: An Author Talk with Grace M. Cho 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar Age Group: Adults Program Type: Special Event Event Details: Virtual event, please register here: https://libraryc.org/meridenlibrary/22972
2 pm			This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Express Your Amore and Learn a Language with Your Library Card 2:00pm–3:00pm 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 Room: zBrowsing and Computer Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Technology Class Registration Required Event Details: How are those New Year’s resolutions going? If one of your goals is to learn a new language this year, come to the Meriden Public Library. This Valentine’s Day you’ll be able to express your *amore* in				This event is in the "Adults" group Goths, Gargoyles, and God: The Building of Europe’s Magnificent Cathedrals, 1000 AD to 1500 AD, presented by Dr. Richard Benfield 2:00pm–3:30pm Adults Closed Registration Required 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 Room: zMeriden Mall - Outside of Boscov's (2nd Floor) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Special Event Registration Required Event Details: In 1000 A.D., European churches were small, thick-walled, dark, and dreary. Under 200 years later, they were breathtaking architectural wonders, rising more than 200 feet and lit by stained glass windows the size of tennis courts.
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6 pm			This event is in the "Teens" group Blackout Poetry 6:00pm–7:00pm Teens Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: zMeriden Mall - Conference Table (near magazines) Age Group: Teens Program Type: Art & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Blackout poetry is created when you take a written piece of text from a book, newspaper, or magazine and redact words, in order to come up with your very own poetry! This can be done with a sharpie. This event is in the "Adults" group Let’s Talk – English Conversation Group 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Closed Registration Required 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 Room: zMeriden Mall - Outside of Boscov's (2nd Floor) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Special Event, Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Let’s Talk! Join us to discuss various topics and practice English in this fun conversation group! For those who speak at least a beginner to intermediate level of English. Meriden Mall - 2nd floor. Next to Champs and Boscov's.	This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Family Storytime 6:30pm–7:30pm Babies & Toddlers Closed Registration Required 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: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning Registration Required Event Details: Come and join Miss Melissa each week for stories, songs, and crafts. Storytime is geared towards ages 5 and under (but all ages are welcome). The same storytime will run on Monday mornings and Wednesday evenings.