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Informed and In Charge with Girls Inc

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Proudly partnered with Girls Inc.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

CCALC - Words Afoot

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Castle Craig Adult Learning Center
Event Details:

Paul will give a reading on a large-screen display with text and illustrations from his website.

Readings will include selected works of poetry, fiction, and "walking reflections" written during COVID.

This event is in the "School Age" group.

Media Literacy with Girls Inc.

5:00pm - 6:00pm
School Age
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Education, Special Event, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all girls! 

Learn how to be internet savvy during this cool learning series. 

This event is best suited for children ages 5 years old and older, and registration is required for this event. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome spring with some self-sustaining plant life!

In this craft session, you will create some forever flowers - perfect home décor for those with or without a green thumb!

All supplies will be provided.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event Calendar
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk

Circle of Security

10:00am - 11:30am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Purpose of Meeting
Circle of Security flye
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

Bebés Activos Bilingual Playgroup

10:00am - 12:00pm
Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Education, History & Genealogy, Travel & Culture
Event Details:

Terry will share his memories (age 4) of the bombing nightmares during the repeated German blitzes of his hometown in Swansea (a primary German target).

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Yap & Snack

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food/Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

This event is in the "Children" group.

Hydroponic How To

10:00am - 10:30am
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Entrance Hallway
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Nature/Wildlife
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have you seen our hydroponic garden Sprout?

Do you have questions on how hydroponics works?

Stop by to ask questions and learn about our hydroponic garden.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Community" group.

Central Connecticut Woodturners Pen Turning Workshop

10:00am - 2:00pm
Adults, Community
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults, Community
Program Type: Education, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn to turn your own pen using a lathe with the Central Connecticut Woodturners.

This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School Age" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group.

Drop-In: Hand Flyer Craft

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Preschool, School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create a ribbon flyer that doesn't have to leave your hand to soar at this event.

Children will use a wooden ring and ribbon to create a fun ribbon flyer.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Clutter got you down? Don’t worry, you’re not alone!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

CCALC - Immigration 101

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Civics & Community, Education
Event Details:

The presentation "Immigration 101" is a primer on our U.S. immigration system.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Matinee Monday: Happy Gilmore (1996)

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

A tepid hockey player takes up tournament golf to raise cash for his grandmother, who is about to lose her house.

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
This event is in the "Children" group.

El día de los niños/El día de los libros

4:00pm - 8:00pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Bilingual, Games, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros at Meriden Public Library for the first time ever!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Classics Clique Movie

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Education, Nature/Wildlife
Event Details:

Now that the temperature of the earth has risen by 1.5 degrees Celsius, the earth's climate has been disrupting our lives in unprecedented ways, and costing billions of dollars to fix.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Game Night: Uno No Mercy

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the teen room to play a few round of Uno where there are no friends or alliances...no mercy!

This event is in the "School Age" group.
This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group.

STEAM Paper Airplanes

6:00pm - 7:00pm
School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: School Age, Tweens (Ages 8-12)
Program Type: Games, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Flying paper never looked so good!

Stop by the library to create a control paper airplane and then fold one of your own to test it against the control.

We can't wait to see you here!

Circle of Security

10:00am - 11:30am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Purpose of Meeting
Circle of Security flye
This event is in the "Community" group.

Daffodil Festival

9:30am - 5:00pm
Community
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Community
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Food/Cooking, Games, Music, Special Event
Event Details:

Since 1978, The Daffodil festival is Meriden’s largest and most colorful community event, held during the peak season for daffodils to bloom.

This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School Age" group.

Decorate a Rhythm Box

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Preschool, School Age
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

Decorate your very own rhythm box and create some fun music after it has dried.