Holiday Hours

The library will close early at 3pm on Wednesday, December 24th and remain closed all day on Thursday, December 25th. The library will reopen on Friday, December 26th at 9:30am.

Week Calendar

Featured Events

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Life Hacks Series: Time Management

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Education, Health & Wellness, Tax & Finance

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Do you struggle with getting everything on your to do list done in a timely manner?Join us for an informative session on personal time management, when we will go over tips and str...

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 5

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Tax & Finance

Registration Required

Event Details:

Do you struggle with getting everything on your to do list done in a timely manner?

Three Kings Day Celebration January 4, 2026 Image shows three camels and three men in silhouette with a blue starry background

3 Kings Day Celebration

Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Bilingual, Holiday, Special Event

Age Group:

Community

Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of music, refreshments, and gifts for children ages 8 and under.TOY DRIVE: The Meriden Public Library is collecting new toys until Saturday, January 3, 202...

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3

Age Group: Community

Program Type: Bilingual, Holiday, Special Event

Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon of music, refreshments, and gifts for children ages 8 and under.

TOY DRIVE: The Meriden Public Library is collecting new toys until Saturday, January 3, 2026.

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Northern Lights Art

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Children's Project Room at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Art & Crafts

Age Group:

School Age

Event Details:

Create a beautiful aurora borealis using chalk pastels. This program is for ages 7-12. Registration required. Participants must arrive within 15 minutes to secure their spot.

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Children's Project Room

Age Group: School Age

Program Type: Art & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Create a beautiful aurora borealis using chalk pastels. This program is for ages 7-12. Registration required. Participants must arrive within 15 minutes to secure their spot.

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (11/05)	Mon (11/06)	Tue (11/07)	Wed (11/08)	Thu (11/09)	Fri (11/10)	Sat (11/11)
10 am							This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group This event is in the "Adults" group Community Connections: Make a Paracord Bracelet for Soldiers 10:00am–12:00pm Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Adults Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Other Registration Required Event Details: Help our active duty service members by creating paracord bracelets they can use while out on duty. Instructions will be provided.
11 am							This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Civil War Pathways 11:00am–12:00pm 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: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: History & Genealogy, Other, Special Event Registration Required Event Details: This is fully-illustrated introductory story of The Civil War era presented by Kelvin Cole, with a special focus on Connecticut's role in The Civil War including The Amistad Case (New Haven), Connecticut's State Heroine&
12 pm
1 pm							This event is in the "Teens" group Teen Movie Matinee 1:00pm–2:30pm 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: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Teens Program Type: Film, Other, Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Vote to pick which movie screens at the biweekly Teen Movie Matinee! Vote in person the day of. This week is Wes Anderson appreciation with: Asteroid City, Isle of Dogs, Moonrise Kingdom, or Fantastic Mr. Fox.
2 pm
3 pm		This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Classics Clique 3:00pm–4:00pm 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Book Club, Film Registration Required Event Details: This club is for people who love classics, or who just want to try reading more of them. There will be a group book to read every month, as well as a viewing of the movie adaptation.		This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group History of "Quinnetukut" Beading Lecture/Workshop 3:00pm–4:30pm Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group 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 Room: Meeting Room 1 Age Group: Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12) 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.	This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Coloring Club 3:00pm–4:00pm 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: 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. This event is in the "Teens" group DIY Button Keychain 3:00pm–4:00pm 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: Teen Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Art & Crafts, Other, Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Create a fun, colorful keychain out of a variety of buttons in this DIY workshop. Hang your creation from your backpack, lanyard or actual keychain!		This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group What to do with Thanksgiving Leftovers: Cooking Demo with Kashia Diaz 3:00pm–4:30pm 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: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Teens, Adults Registration Required Event Details: Join the MPL and Kashia Diaz on Saturday, November 11th @3:00 PM for a cooking demo.
4 pm				This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Spanish Conversation Hour 4:00pm–5:00pm 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Bilingual, Education, Other, Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Join us for a fun, relaxing conversation hour to practice your Spanish. This program is recommended for those who have some knowledge of Spanish. Ages 12 and up.
5 pm
6 pm			This event is in the "School Age" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group This event is in the "Adults" group Twice-a-Month Craft Night – Gratitude Tree 6:00pm–7:00pm School Age, Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "School Age" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: School Age, Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), 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! This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This Business of Fighting : A Human Face on WWII with Arnie Pritchard 6:30pm–8:00pm Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" 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: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Adults Program Type: Education, History & Genealogy Registration Required Event Details: A few years ago, Arnie Pritchard inherited the World War II army footlocker of his father, Anton (Tony) Pritchard.		This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group This event is in the "Adults" group Traditional Woodworking with Rick Liegl 6:30pm–7:30pm Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" 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: Meeting Room 1 Age Group: Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), 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.