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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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12 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group American Job Center Tabling 12:00pm–2:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Entrance Hallway Age Group: Adults Program Type: Civics & Community Event Details: American Job Centers (AJCs) provide free help to job seekers for a variety of career and employment-related needs. Nearly 2,300 AJCs, funded by the U.S.
1 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group Cancelled Life Hacks: Meal Planning on a Budget 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Cancelled 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: Adults Program Type: Food/Cooking, Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: Join Marisa, your very own dietitian from the ShopRite's of Southington and Wallingford, in a presentation on how to eat healthy on a budget! Learn tips and tricks on making healthy eating and wellness the biggest bang for your buck!	This event is in the "Adults" group CCALC - 1934 French Adaptation of Les Miserables 1:00pm–3:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Film Event Details: John will show clips and discuss this film, considered to be the best version of this often-filmed novel.		This event is in the "Adults" group CCALC - Rochambeau: Hero of the American Revolutionary War 1:00pm–3:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, History & Genealogy Event Details: A French military officer and nobleman by birth, it will be Rochambeau who will help George Washington win the final victory against British forces at Yorktown, which ends the American Revolutionary War of Independence.
2 pm							This event is in the "Adults" group Child of the Holocaust Lecture with Dr. Reszelbach 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: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition Registration Required Event Details: After an atypical childhood during which he was raised by two Holocaust survivors, Dr.
3 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Tech Topics: Google Chrome 101 3:00pm–4:00pm 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Technology Class Registration Required Event Details: Learn the basics about Google Chrome, a web browser to help explore the web, and some of its lesser known features. We will also discuss key privacy and security settings while using it.		This event is in the "Adults" group Man's Search for Meaning : Book Discussion 3:00pm–4:00pm 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition, Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival.
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6 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group CT Voices of Hope Presents : Holocaust Survivor Esia Friedman 6:30pm–8:00pm 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: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition, History & Genealogy Registration Required Event Details: Esia was born in Vilna, Poland. She was a hidden child Holocaust survivor that eventually made her way to Meriden, Connecticut where she taught for 30 years in the Meriden Public School System.	This event is in the "Adults" group Booktok Bookclub 6:30pm–8:00pm 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Join us for BookTok Book Club, where we discuss books that have trended on social media platforms, including TikTok and Instagram. Share thoughts on your latest read or gather ideas for the next one!	This event is in the "Adults" group Yale Fortunoff Educators Workshop 6:00pm–8:00pm 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: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition, Education, History & Genealogy Registration Required Event Details: The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies emerged from a grassroots effort of survivors in the New Haven area to document their stories on video, starting in the late 1970s.