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.

Week Calendar

Name: Tapping Into the Past: Tavern Life in Early Connecticut
Start: 2024-11-26T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-26T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Meriden Public Library

Featured Events

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Tapping Into the Past: Tavern Life in Early Connecticut

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Multi-Purpose Room 6 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Education, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

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, an...

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Education, History & Genealogy

Required

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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.

Local Author Event

Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Author Talk, Civics & Community

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages, Community

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Shop Local and Read Local!Join us at the Meriden Public Library’s first-ever Local Author Book FairSaturday, November 30 from 1 to 4 p.m.Community Room 1+2+3Meet and support local ...

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3

Age Group: Adults, All Ages, Community

Program Type: Author Talk, Civics & Community

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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

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Yak & Wrap Holiday Workshop

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room 2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Art & Crafts, Holiday

Age Group:

Adults

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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? Come on in to socialize, enjoy some...

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 2+3

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Art & Crafts, Holiday

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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?

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De-Stress with Furry Scaly Friends

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Nature/Wildlife

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

We know that the holiday season can get stressful! Let Furry Scaly Friends help you de-stress with an unforgettable, hands-on experience.Get up close and personal with ou...

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Nature/Wildlife

Required

Event Details:

We know that the holiday season can get stressful! Let Furry Scaly Friends help you de-stress with an unforgettable, hands-on experience.

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The Strategic Significance of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Meeting Room 1+2+3 at Meriden Public Library

Program Type:

Education, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

The Strategic Significance of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor will not dwell on the attack itself as opposed to the why? Why did the Japanese attack a sleeping U.S. Pacific Fle...

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Education, History & Genealogy

Required

Event Details:

The Strategic Significance of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor will not dwell on the attack itself as opposed to the why? Why did the Japanese attack a sleeping U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii?

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10 am	This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Joy Blooms 10:30am - 11:30am Babies & Toddlers Closed Required This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 3 Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Event, Storytime & Early Learning Required Event Details: Get ready for a day of fun and learning at the Library! Join Joy Blooms for a children's musical performance and storytime event.		This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Knit & Crochet Club 10:00am - 12:00pm Teens, Adults This event is in the "Teens" group. 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: Adult Department Reading Tables Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Art & Crafts Event Details: Join us at the Meriden Public Library for the Knit & Crochet Club! Bring your project (supplies not provided by the Meriden Public Library) and join with others who also love to knit and crochet and craft together! This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Wiggle Worms 10:30am - 11:30am Babies & Toddlers Closed Required This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" 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: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning Required Event Details: Join us 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. Registration Required. Register below.		This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Bebés Activos: Presented by SCOW 10:00am - 12:00pm Babies & Toddlers Closed Required This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" 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: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning Required Event Details: Ages 0-5 \| Weekly Registration Required	This event is in the "Adults" group. VITA Free Tax Assistance 10:00am - 1:00pm 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Civics & Community, Tax & Finance Event Details: If you earned less than $65,000 in 2023, you may be eligible for free tax preparation services including e-file and direct deposit! If you earned less than $63,398 you may be eligible for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)!
11 am						This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "School Age" group. Cuentacuentos Bilingual Story Hour 11:00am - 12:00pm Children, Babies & Toddlers, School Age Closed Required This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. This event is in the "School Age" 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, Babies & Toddlers, School Age Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning Required Event Details: All Ages \| Registration Recommended Cuentacuentos is a program for children and families. We listen to stories in English and Spanish, work on crafts, and meet new friends.
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm						This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Author Presentation with Michael J. Tougias 2:00pm - 3:30pm Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Adults, Community Closed Required This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. 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: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Adults, Community Program Type: Author Talk, Special Event Required Event Details: Michael Tougias will present dramatic slides of the attack of a German U-boat on a freighter located in the Gulf of Mexico, in 1942. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. STEAM Drop-in Secret Message Coding Bracelets 2:00pm - 4:00pm Children, Babies & Toddlers Closed Required This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" 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 Program Type: Art & Crafts, STEAM Required Event Details: Get your binary code on at this fun drop-in event! Participants will string beads onto string using binary code to create their own positive affirmations.
3 pm	This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Classics Clique Discussion 3:00pm - 4:00pm Teens, Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Teens" group. 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 5 Age Group: Teens, 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. This event is in the "Teens" group. Lo-Fi Quiet Hour 3:30pm - 4:30pm Teens Closed Required 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: Teen Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Health & Wellness Required Event Details: Spend a quiet hour in the Teen Library listening to Lo-Fi music while studying, reading or just recharging for the day.	Reservation SCOW - Translation Services for the Spanish Speaking Community 3:00pm - 7:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Holocaust Room Purpose of Meeting They will be providing Spanish translation services so Spanish language speaking persons can access library services.	This event is in the "Teens" group. Cancelled Teen Content Creation Class with Change the Play 3:00pm - 4:00pm Teens Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Teens Program Type: Technology Class, Workshop Event Details: Calling all Platt and Maloney students with a passion for video editing and content creation!		This event is in the "Teens" group. National Pizza Day Party 3:30pm - 4:30pm Teens Closed Required 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: Teens Program Type: Food/Cooking, Other, Special Event Required Event Details: Come celebrate national pizza day with a pizza party at the library! Please register and let the librarian know of any allergies in advance!
4 pm				This event is in the "School Age" group. DIY Light Up Valentines 4:00pm - 5:00pm School Age Closed Required This event is in the "School Age" 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: School Age Program Type: Art & Crafts Required Event Details: Add some pizzazz to your valentines this year, and create one that lights up with the touch of a button! We'll provide all the supplies including templates or you can design your own.
5 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. VITA Free Tax Assistance 5:00pm - 8:00pm 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Civics & Community, Tax & Finance Event Details: If you earned less than $65,000 in 2023, you may be eligible for free tax preparation services including e-file and direct deposit! If you earned less than $63,398 you may be eligible for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)!	Reservation Today's Retirement - A Medicare, Social Security and Retirement planning workshop 5:30pm - 7:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 5 Purpose of Meeting Retirement Workshop open to public	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "School Age" group. Video Game Club 5:00pm - 7:00pm Children, School Age This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "School Age" group. 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 Program Type: Games Event Details: Drop-in to the library on Thursday nights in February for video game club! We will be taking turns playing on the Nintendo Switch. Board games and coloring sheets will be provided while waiting for your turn! This event is in the "Adults" group. VITA Free Tax Assistance 5:00pm - 8:00pm 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Civics & Community, Tax & Finance Event Details: If you earned less than $65,000 in 2023, you may be eligible for free tax preparation services including e-file and direct deposit! If you earned less than $63,398 you may be eligible for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)!
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. Long Winter's Read: The Covenant of Water Book Discussion 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adults Closed 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: Book Club Required Event Details: Join us as we read Abraham Verghese's monumental family saga set in Kerala, India. We'll divide our discussion into two sessions, which you can attend either in-person at the library or via Zoom. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Pizza Valentine Craft 6:00pm - 7:00pm Children, Babies & Toddlers Closed Required This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" 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 Program Type: Art & Crafts, Holiday Required Event Details: Join us for a cheesy craft that is sure to steal a pizza your kiddos heart. Participants will use glue, markers, construction paper, and tissue paper to create their very own pizza valentine. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Twice-a-Month Tuesday Craft Night - Book Wreath 6:00pm - 7:00pm Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Tweens (Ages 8-12)" group. 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 1+2+3 Age Group: Teens, Tweens (Ages 8-12), Adults Program Type: Art & Crafts Required Event Details: Stop by the Meriden Public Library and make a wreath using pages from discarded books. Mostly for teens and adults, but children are welcome if a parent is going to assist.	Reservation Meriden Delegation Meeting 6:00pm - 7:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 This event is in the "Teens" group. Rainbow Roundtable 6:00pm - 7:00pm Teens Closed Required 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: Teens Program Type: LGBTQ+ Required Event Details: The Rainbow Roundtable is a LGBTQIA+ oriented club where we talk about what we are reading, watching, and listening to that’s LGBTQIA+ related. Come hang out in a welcoming environment with like-minded folks! This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Family Storytime 6:30pm - 7:30pm Babies & Toddlers Closed Required This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" 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: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Other, Storytime & Early Learning Required Event Details: Join Miss Melissa each week for stories, songs and crafts. This story time is geared towards ages 2-5, but all ages are welcome	This event is in the "Teens" group. Teen Crochet Club 6:00pm - 7:00pm Teens Closed Required 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: Teen Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Art & Crafts Required Event Details: Learn how to make scarves, coasters, granny squares, and more! Supplies will be provided.
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8 pm				This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Virtual Event: Spice, Spirit, and Swoon–A Guaranteed Happily Ever After with Rom-Com Author Tessa Bailey 8:00pm - 9:00pm Teens, Adults Virtual Event This event is in the "Teens" group. 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: Teens, Adults Program Type: Author Talk Event Details: Register Here

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