Week Calendar

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.  Please register below.

Ages 0-5 | Weekly Registration Required

Ages 5-14 | Registration Required

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)!

Ages 5-14 | Registration Required

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.

Vote to pick which movie screens at the biweekly Teen Movie Matinee! Vote in person the day of.

On March 2nd and 3rd 1852, in Savannah, Georgia, the largest slave auction in the United States took place. Four hundred plus slaves paraded as chattel to the auctioneer’s block.

Join us in making romantic bookmarks for your beloved or even your bestie.

Calling all Platt and Maloney students with a passion for video editing and content creation!

Celebrate Valentine’s Day by painting a rock with all the romantic tropes you can think of !

Join us to practice English in a fun and comfortable environment!

This program presents an opportunity to practice your English conversational skills in a group with a certified TESOL teacher!

Love reading but struggle to pick out or finish a book?

Join Beyond the Book Club to read fantastic YA stories and discussions.

This month’s options are The Sun is Also a Star or The Henna Wars.

Meriden Public Library is thinking about its future. We are looking for people who are frequent or infrequent users of the library and are willing to spend 60-90 minutes thinking about ways we could improve our services. 

Create your own catapult using everyday household items. We'll start with a basic design that participants can then experiment with to help them go the distance.

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)!

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!

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)!

Meriden Public Library is thinking about its future. We are looking for people who are frequent or infrequent users of the library and are willing to spend 60-90 minutes thinking about ways we could improve our services. 

NOTE: This focus group has been combined with the General Library Users & Advocates focus group.

Meriden Public Library is thinking about its future. We are looking for people who are frequent or infrequent users of the library and are willing to spend 60-90 minutes thinking about ways we could improve our services. 

Your kiddo will fall in love with the cute Valentine's critter they make with us!

Hate Valentine's Day?

Come to the library and decorate some cookies to reflect your anti-valentines feelings!

Join Miss Melissa each week for stories, songs and crafts. This story time is geared towards ages 2-5, but all ages are welcome.

Registration required.  Please register below.

Our book club will discuss, The Personal Librarian.

It’s an interesting look at J.P. Morgan’s beginnings in building his new library, with a secretary who was a woman of color.

This should prove to be a deep discussion.