Library hours for Thanksgiving holiday.

The library will close early at 4pm on Wednesday, November 27th.  

The library will be closed Thursday, November 28th in observance of Thanksgiving Day. 

The library will reopen on Friday, November 29th at 9:30am. 

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Tax Sale

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Seth Fishman, literary agent, featured

An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent: A Conversation with Seth Fishman

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual Event Calendar
Program Type:
Author Talk, Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Register HereYou’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next? Join us for an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing p...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Education
Event Details:

Register Here

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Classics Clique Movie

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Film
Age Group:
Adults
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 adap...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Film
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.

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Nutmeg Newts

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly book club the Nutmeg Newts! The Nutmeg Newts Book Club is for children with a 4th through 6th grade reading level. This month we...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly book club the Nutmeg Newts! The Nutmeg Newts Book Club is for children with a 4th through 6th grade reading level.

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Wiggle Worms

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. 

This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. 

Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

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A Psychedelic Generation Gap: How the Sixties Counterculture Changed America’s Future

Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Education, History & Genealogy, Music
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The 1960's were one of the most disorderly and divisive decades in history. The number of American young people aged 14 to 25 jumped 40 percent in the era, representing 20 percent ...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, History & Genealogy, Music
Required
Event Details:

The 1960's were one of the most disorderly and divisive decades in history. The number of American young people aged 14 to 25 jumped 40 percent in the era, representing 20 percent of the population.

Preschool aged child wearing a blue dress holding up hand with purple paint on it. Bebes Activos bilingual playgroup for children ages 0 to 5.

Bebés Activos Bilingual Playgroup

Friday, January 31, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly bilingual playgroup! Children ages 0-5 years, their parents, grandparents, and caregivers get together to participate in activities designed to teach early lit...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly bilingual playgroup! Children ages 0-5 years, their parents, grandparents, and caregivers get together to participate in activities designed to teach early literacy skills and enhance school readiness and success.

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Wiggle Worms

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. 

This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. 

Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

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Classics Clique Discussion

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Film
Age Group:
Adults
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 adap...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Film
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.

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Sensory Playtime

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts, Games, Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several fun stations with transition time built in-between activities. ...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several fun stations with transition time built in-between activities.

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Wiggle Worms

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. 

This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. 

Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

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STEAM Stories

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
STEAM
Age Group:
School Age
Event Details:

Join us monthly for science and art based stories and a fun STEAM related activity after. This event is best suited to children ages 6-11. Older siblings are welcom...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: STEAM
Required
Event Details:

Join us monthly for science and art based stories and a fun STEAM related activity after.

This event is best suited to children ages 6-11.

Older siblings are welcome to join in.

Registration is required.

Preschool aged child wearing a blue dress holding up hand with purple paint on it. Bebes Activos bilingual playgroup for children ages 0 to 5.

Bebés Activos Bilingual Playgroup

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly bilingual playgroup! Children ages 0-5 years, their parents, grandparents, and caregivers get together to participate in activities designed to teach early lit...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly bilingual playgroup! Children ages 0-5 years, their parents, grandparents, and caregivers get together to participate in activities designed to teach early literacy skills and enhance school readiness and success.

Reindeer parent and kid resting in boreal forest during snowy green night to right of verbiage

Wiggle Worms

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. 

This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. 

Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

Reindeer parent and kid resting in boreal forest during snowy pink night to right of verbiage

Wiggle Worms

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. 

This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. 

Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

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What's Next? Book Club

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 5 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Klein A captivating story of two very different women who build an unexpected friendship: a 91-year-old woman with a hidden past as an orphan-t...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Event Details:

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Klein

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Family Craft Night

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Event Details:

Join us for a monthly family craft night that is sure to be a grand time. This month’s theme is Happy Hearts! Several craft stations will be available as well as fun-themed m...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a monthly family craft night that is sure to be a grand time.

This month’s theme is Happy Hearts!

Several craft stations will be available as well as fun-themed music.

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Adult Monthly Craft Nights - Cherry Blossom Canvas Painting

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us to create a beautiful cherry blossom branch on canvas. This craft is geared toward beginners, and participants will be guided along as we paint this gorge...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Required
Event Details:

Join us to create a beautiful cherry blossom branch on canvas.

This craft is geared toward beginners, and participants will be guided along as we paint this gorgeous sample of spring .

Preschool aged child wearing a blue dress holding up hand with purple paint on it. Bebes Activos bilingual playgroup for children ages 0 to 5.

Bebés Activos Bilingual Playgroup

Friday, February 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly bilingual playgroup! Children ages 0-5 years, their parents, grandparents, and caregivers get together to participate in activities designed to teach early lit...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly bilingual playgroup! Children ages 0-5 years, their parents, grandparents, and caregivers get together to participate in activities designed to teach early literacy skills and enhance school readiness and success.

Rainbow and sun to right of verbiage

Sensory Playtime

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Art & Crafts, Games, Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several fun stations with transition time built in-between activities. ...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a sensory friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several fun stations with transition time built in-between activities.

Reindeer parent and kid resting in boreal forest during snowy pink night to right of verbiage

Wiggle Worms

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join Miss Holly for special storytime for ages 0-3. 

This storytime will be filled with songs, puppets, dancing, and more. 

Stay after storytime is over for playtime.

Preschool aged child wearing a blue dress holding up hand with purple paint on it. Bebes Activos bilingual playgroup for children ages 0 to 5.

Bebés Activos Bilingual Playgroup

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Age Group:
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly bilingual playgroup! Children ages 0-5 years, their parents, grandparents, and caregivers get together to participate in activities designed to teach early lit...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Required
Event Details:

Join us for a weekly bilingual playgroup! Children ages 0-5 years, their parents, grandparents, and caregivers get together to participate in activities designed to teach early literacy skills and enhance school readiness and success.

Doctor Zhivago film poster to left of verbiage with red background

Classics Clique Movie

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club, Film
Age Group:
Adults
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 adap...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Film
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.

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Nutmeg Newts

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:45pm
Children's Storytime Room at Meriden Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly book club the Nutmeg Newts! The Nutmeg Newts Book Club is for children with a 4th through 6th grade reading level. This month we...

Required
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Book Club
Required
Event Details:

Join us for our monthly book club the Nutmeg Newts! The Nutmeg Newts Book Club is for children with a 4th through 6th grade reading level.