Beanstack
Beanstack makes it easier for you to help kids track their reading, keep kids motivated to read, and provide feedback and insights into their reading habits.
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.
Online Resources
BookPage
BookPage is a recommendation guide for readers, highlighting the best new books across all genres as chosen by their editors.
CT State Library
Access to CT history, public records, magazines, newspapers, digital collections, eContent, and more.
Educate Station
Ready-to-use, hands-on learning plans, worksheets, and activities for kids from Pre-K through 5th grade to do at home or at school.
GCFGlobal
From Microsoft Office and email, to reading, math, and more—GCFGlobal.org offers more than 200 topics, including more than 2,300 lessons, more than 2,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games, completely free.
Learning Express Library
Improve reading, writing, and math skills; prepare for the GED and other exams; take computer tutorials for Windows and Mac; and more.
Library Speakers Consortium
The Consortium creates 2-4 online bestselling author events per month that are streamed to patrons of every member library, including the Meriden Public Library.
Open Culture
Open Culture has free textbooks, online courses, and many other free kids' educational resources including video lessons, apps, books, etc.
Scholastic StudyJams!
StudyJams! is a place for kids to learn, review, and practice science and math topics.
Storyline Online
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s two-time Emmy®-nominated and award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
