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

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Education, History & Genealogy

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Adults

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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, an...

Open

Library Branch: Meriden Public Library

Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Education, History & Genealogy

Required

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, 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

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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

Required

Event Details:

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

Required

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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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9 am						Reservation CT Food Justice Gathering 9:30am - 4:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Purpose of Meeting This is a gathering for people working on food justice issues across the state. There will be chances for networking and learning.
10 am	This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Friends of the Meriden Public Library Book Sale 10:00am - 4:00pm All Ages, Community This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: All Ages, Community Program Type: Special Event	This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Friends of the Meriden Public Library Book Sale 10:00am - 4:00pm All Ages, Community This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: All Ages, Community Program Type: Other, Special 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 "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Friends of the Meriden Public Library Book Sale 10:00am - 7:00pm All Ages, Community This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: All Ages, Community Program Type: Other, Special Event	This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Friends of the Meriden Public Library Book Sale 10:00am - 4:00pm All Ages, Community This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: All Ages, Community Program Type: Special Event, STEAM	This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Friends of the Meriden Public Library Book Sale 10:00am - 4:00pm All Ages, Community This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: All Ages, Community Program Type: Other, Special Event	This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Friends of the Meriden Public Library Book Sale 10:00am - 2:00pm All Ages, Community This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Age Group: All Ages, Community Program Type: Other, Special Event This event is in the "Children" group. Lego Block Party 10:00am - 2:00pm Children Closed Required This event is in the "Children" 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 Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games Required Event Details: Imagination and creation combined! Join us once a month to make a LEGO creation to be put on display at the library.
11 am	This event is in the "Adults" group. Matinee Monday: Blade Runner (1982) 11:00am - 1:00pm 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: Meeting Room 1+2+3 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Film Required Event Details: Harrison Ford stars in this fascinating, dark vision of the near future as a policeman who tracks engineered humans--a Blade Runner.					This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Cancelled We Are the Storytellers 11:00am - 12:30pm All Ages, Community Required This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Community" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Meriden Public Library Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: All Ages, Community Program Type: Art & Crafts, Education, Workshop Event Details: Do you love to write? Join us in this exciting new 4-week creative writing program, in which writers will foster their creative writing skills through writing prompts and exercises.
12 pm
1 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. CCALC - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 1:00pm - 3:00pm 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: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Other, Special Event Event Details: Elizabet Zott is a female chemist in the 1950s and 1960s. This book deals with her struggles as a woman in STEM at a time when women were expected to stay home and, if working, only work in female occupations.		This event is in the "Adults" group. Cancelled CCALC - The Mystery of Gallows Road: Crime and Punishment in Colonial Connecticut 1:00pm - 3:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Cancelled 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: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, History & Genealogy, Other, Special Event Event Details: Join Connecticut’s Lisa Hall Brownell, whose new historical novel Gallows Road (2022, Elm Grove Press) sheds light on a little-known chapter in our region’s history.		This event is in the "Teens" group. Teen Movie Matinee 1:00pm - 2:30pm 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: Film Required Event Details: Vote to pick which movie screens at the biweekly Teen Movie Matinee! Vote in person the day of and enjoy some snacks!
2 pm					This event is in the "Teens" group. Beyond the Book Club 2:00pm - 4:00pm 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: Book Club Required Event Details: Love reading but struggle to pick out or finish a book? Join Beyond the Book Club to read fantastic YA stories and discussions.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Resume Workshop 2:00pm - 4:00pm 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Civics & Community, Education, Workshop Required Event Details: This workshop delivers the essential tools required to launch a successful job search. The workshop will provide an in-depth review of the elements required to prepare a comprehensive and professional resume.
3 pm		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 "Adults" group. Practice English Conversation 3:00pm - 4:00pm 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: Meeting Room 5 Age Group: Adults Program Type: Bilingual, Civics & Community, Education Required Event Details: Join us to practice English in a fun and comfortable environment! Some knowledge of English is recommended. ¡Únete a nosotros para practicar hablando en inglés en un ambiente divertido y cómodo! This event is in the "School Age" group. STEAM Stories 3:30pm - 4:30pm 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: Education, Games, STEAM Required Event Details: Join us each week for stories and a fun STEAM related activity. This event is best suited to children ages 6-11. Older siblings are welcome to join in. Registration is required.	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "School Age" group. Paper Bookmark Narwhals 3:30pm - 4:30pm Children, School Age Closed Required This event is in the "Children" 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 Project Room Age Group: Children, School Age Program Type: Art & Crafts Required Event Details: Join us for a fun folded bookmark that will look like a narwhal when you are done. Patrons will use origami paper, markers, scissors, and glue to make a unique narwhal.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Out in the Open 3:00pm - 4:30pm 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: LGBTQ+ Required Event Details: The Out in the Open Club 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!
4 pm
5 pm		This event is in the "Children" group. Sensory Playtime 5:00pm - 6:30pm Children Closed Required This event is in the "Children" 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: Children Program Type: Games Required Event Details: Join us for a sensory friendly playtime where children and caregivers can interact with several stations of fun activities while socializing. Registration is required.
6 pm		This event is in the "Teens" group. Black Out Poetry 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, Education Required Event Details: Create your own poem out of old book pages using black out poetry methods. to celebrate Poetry month.	This event is in the "Teens" group. Tabletop Club 6:00pm - 7:30pm 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: Games Required Event Details: Come play a couple rounds of your favorite board game and enjoy some snacks!	This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Minimize Aging by Drinking These Teas: A Tea Pairing 6:00pm - 7:30pm 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: Multi-Purpose Room 6 Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Education, Food/Cooking, Special Event Required Event Details: Did you know you can slow the aging process by drinking tea?
7 pm		This event is in the "Children" group. Poetry Storytime 7:00pm - 8:00pm Children Closed Required This event is in the "Children" 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 Program Type: Art & Crafts, Storytime & Early Learning Required Event Details: April is National Poetry Month. Join us for a reading of The Best Worst Poem Ever by Lauren Stohler and a fun activity. Registration is required.
8 pm			This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. A Literary Examination of Power, Love, and Art with Xochitl Gonzalez 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, Special Event Event Details: Register Here

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