Upcoming Events

Join Miss Melissa for a family storytime filled with music, stories, and movement.

This program is geared towards 2-5 year olds but siblings are always welcome to join in.

A craft will follow after the end of storytime.

Make optical art while experimenting with kinetic energy! 

Children will get the chance to create a spinner and then test out how the colors mix and how far it will move at this fun event.

Registration is requested.

Blackout poetry is created when you take a written piece of text from a book, newspaper, or magazine and redact words, in order to come up with your very own poetry!

Create your own poem with weeded and damaged books.

Join Miss Melissa for a family storytime filled with music, stories, and movement.

This program is geared towards 2-5 year olds but siblings are always welcome to join in.

A craft will follow after the end of storytime.

Craft some froggy fun at this perler bead craft!

Create your own colorful frog or toad using perler bead peg boards and beads.

Level up your art each month by learning new techniques with Mx. Paige and Miss Holly.

This month we will be experimenting with salt painting to create galaxies.

In this program we will explore the basics of the Cricut design space and the Cricut Explore Air 2 cutting machine. We will then use our new knowledge to create single color vinyl stickers!

Join us for stories, songs and a small craft with Julie.

Julie Stepanek Murray is an exceptional unkulule instructor and will be playing her ukulele during storytime.

Make your spring holiday sing sweetly by creating Perler Bead chicks and bunnies with us!

Children are invited to make a cute Peeps using Perler bead peg boards and beads.

Staff will iron their creations to take home.

Come to the teen room to grab a take & make kit to create your own collaged bookmark.

Celebrate World Art Day by adding to an art piece set up in the teen room!

The finished art will be put on display on the teen shelves.

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

Registration is required to best accommodate sensory requests. 

Create your favorite flowers by scratching away a dark layer on a surface to reveal a rainbow underneath.

Come get messy with us this spring break! We're making art with bubbles! We'll provide aprons but please come in clothes you don't mind getting messy.

Join librarian Paige to learn the basics of shading!

During this session we will be testing different methods for adding dimension to your art work.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Registration is required to best accommodate sensory requests. 

The Rainbow Roundtable is a LGBTQIA+ oriented club where we talk about what we are reading, watching and listening to that's LGBTQIA+ related.

Chat as you complete a craft!