Upcoming Events

Using printmaking techniques, teens will carve simple designs into pink erasers.

Once finished, this can be used over and over again to make the same image.

Join fellow film enthusiasts as we explore a diverse selection of timeless classics; our selections will include award winners and feature influential actors and directors.

Join us for a monthly family craft night that is sure to be a grand time. This months theme is Dinosaurs!

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

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.

Let your frustrations out over snacks and soda so you can start your weekend fresh!

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.

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.

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.

Do you love manga?

Join the manga club to talk about your favorites, watch anime, meet fellow enthusiasts and work on fun projects.

You also get first picks of this months new manga!

Taverns in early Connecticut were more than just a place to drink. Travelers and locals alike saw taverns as a place to be entertained, spread news and gossip, have a good meal, and get a night’s lodging.

3...2...1...Blast off into outer space with your very own rubber band rocket racer!

Stop by to build your own rocket out of a craft tube and rubber band. Then decorate it, and test it by letting it fly!

Lets get festive!

Stop in to make your very own dry snow globe to celebrate the upcoming wintery season.

Enjoy some popcorn while watching Die Another Day.

After being imprisoned and tortured for more than a year, James Bond teams up with an enigmatic spy named Jinx to take on a madman with a satellite-laser weapon.

Shop Local and Read Local!

Join us at the Meriden Public Library’s first-ever Local Author Book Fair

Saturday, November 30 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Community Room 1+2+3

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.

Head to the teen room for bi-weekly homework assistance.

Focus will be placed on catching up on assignments and learning which resources can help with school work.

Confused about how to stay warm and fashionable?

Attend this new series to learn all about layering for winter without sacrificing your style.

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

Do you struggle with wrapping holiday presents every year? Do your wrapped presents look like you fought with a roll of wrapping paper and lost?

Register Here

Join the monthly Teen Advisory Board meeting to make sure your voice is heard!

Share your ideas and opinions on how to improve your section of the library.

Attendees will receive one hour of community service.