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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 (10/26)	Mon (10/27)	Tue (10/28)	Wed (10/29)	Thu (10/30)	Fri (10/31)	Sat (11/01)
10 am		This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Pre-School Halloween Party 10:00am–10:45am Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" 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: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Holiday, Storytime & Early Learning Registration Required Event Details: Join us for our fun-filled Preschool Halloween Party. Come and enjoy games, crafts, stories, and a Halloween parade around the library. Costumes are encouraged. Bring your own treat bag or make one at the party.			This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Teddy Bear Clinic with Meriden Health Department 10:00am–11:30pm Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Children's Project Room Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Special Event Registration Required Event Details: Join the Meriden Department of Health and Human Services for a Teddy Bear Clinic!
11 am
12 pm							This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teens" group Hands On Drumming 12:30pm–1:30pm Children, Teens Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group 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: Children, Teens Program Type: Music Registration Required Event Details: Join us and Hands on Drumming at the library this fall for an interactive drumming experience! Hands on Drumming offers fun, musical experiences that bring the community together.
1 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group CCALC - A History of Classical Music 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, Education, Music Event Details: This presentation will cover the history of classical music from the Baroque to the late Romantic period, with an emphasis on the first Brahms Symphony.				This event is in the "Teens" group Monthly Movie: Remember Me 1:00pm–2:30pm 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 Room: Teen Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Film Event Details: Come to the teen room for our monthly movie and some snacks. This month we will be watching ‘Remember Me’ a coming-of-age drama that follows Ally and Tyler as they navigate complex familial situations and fall in love.
2 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group Courtly Intrigue and Whispers as Weapons with Historical Fiction Queen Philippa Gregory 2:00pm–3:00pm 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: Author Talk Event Details: Register Here
3 pm
4 pm		Reservation Meriden Library Board of Trustees 4:30pm–5:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6			This event is in the "Community" group Día de Muertos/Day of the Dead 4:00pm–6:00pm Community Closed Registration Required 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 Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Community Program Type: Bilingual, Holiday, Travel & Culture Registration Required Event Details: Join us as we learn about and observe this beautiful holiday celebrated in Mexico and parts of Central and South America on November 1st and 2nd. This celebration will include:
5 pm				This event is in the "Teens" group Stained Glass Bookmarks 5:30pm–6:30pm 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 Room: Teen Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Art & Crafts Event Details: Swing by the teen room to make a pretty stained glass bookmark to use for all that reading you’re doing! This is a free, drop-in event. No registration required.	This event is in the "Adults" group Classics Clique Movie 5:30pm–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: Meeting Room 4 Age Group: 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.
6 pm			This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group Nutmeg Newts 6:00pm–6:45pm Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" 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: Children's Storytime Room Age Group: Children, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12) Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Join us for our Nutmeg Newts Book Club! The Nutmeg Newts Book Club is for children with a 4th through 6th grade reading level. This month we are reading It Found Us by Lindsay Currie. This event is in the "Adults" group Yale Fortunoff Educators Workshop: Race & Citizenship in Nazi Germany & Jim Crow USA 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 Registration Required Event Details: The Race and Citizenship in Nazi Germany and Jim Crow US Unit grew out of The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, initially a grassroots effort - for survivors and by survivors- to create a process where their st	This event is in the "Adults" group When Southbury Said NO to the Nazis - Roundtable Discussion 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: In 1937, the small farming town of Southbury (between Waterbury and Danbury) was confronted with the news that the German American Bund wanted to build their largest training and indoctrination camp on 175 acres of land that they had purchased.&nb