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Fireworks Salt Painting

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Create your own beautiful fireworks art using glue, salt and watercolor paint. For ages 5-11. ...

Sensory Playtime

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Games, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration 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. ...

Wiggle Worms

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Miss Holly 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. ...

Independence Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Meriden Public Library, Bookmobile, Virtual Event Calendar
Description:
The Meriden Public Library is closed. ...

Lil Coquíes Bilingual Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Miss Katerina for Lil Coquíes bilingual storytime filled with music, stories, and Spanish language discovery for your little one! Siblings are welcome. ...

Trash Sailors

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come play our new Nintendo Switch game, Trash Sailors! This hand-drawn, co-op action game allows you to make a raft out of trash and fight monsters. Trash is your main resource - recycle it into fuel, spare parts and ...

Aquarium Sensory Jars

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Education, Nature/Wildlife
Registration Required
Event Details:
Create your own aquarium sensory jar! Participants will choose from a variety of options including glitter, shells, plastic critters and pebbles. Supplies are limited. Registration Required. For ages 5-11. ...

10 Minutes to Save the Planet

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Civics & Community, Education, Nature/Wildlife
Registration Required
Event Details:
Using a climate action simulator, teens will identify ways to bring down greenhouse gas emissions to reduce global temperatures and improve the many impacts associated with it. Learn what changes we are seeing here in CT related to other global lo...

Read Around the World

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Travel
Registration Required
Event Details:
Quarterly Reading Group featuring global literary fiction. Our July selection is My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, set in Naples, Italy. ...

Sphero Race Heroes

6:00pm - 7:00pm
School Age
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for a Sphero robot race! Each participant will need to have a device they can download the Sphero app on ahead of time. Link to Apple Store for download https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sphero-play/id1280682522 a...

Wiggle Worms

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Miss Holly 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. ...

Connecticut Weather Talks with WFSB-TV3 News Meteorologist Jill Giliardi

6:00pm - 7:00pm
School Age
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Civics & Community, Education, Nature/Wildlife, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
WFSB Meteorologist Jill Gilardi is talking weather with us! She will talk about how weather impacts our environment in Connecticut and take a few questions from the children. Afterwards, children are invited to visit the w...

Rainbow Roundtable

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: LGBTQ+
Registration 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. ...

Redwoods Storytime

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Education, Nature/Wildlife, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:
Compare redwoods and the amazing habitat they live in with our forest found here in Connecticut. Learn how trees provide so much to the environment and ways we can measure their importance. Participants will have the opportunity to write a thank y...

Family Storytime

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Miss Alyssa for a fun evening of stories, songs, dancing and more. This program is geared towards 2-5 year olds, but siblings are always welcome. ...

Summer Environmental Documentary Series

6:00pm - 8:00pm
All Ages
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Education, Film
Registration Required
Event Details:
Refashioned (2021) Three passionate Hong Kongers strive to disrupt the textile and recycling industries by innovating sustainable solutions to change mindsets and transition towards a circular economy before the landfills overflow. ...

Straw Mosaic Art

6:30pm - 7:30pm
School Age
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Project Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community
Registration Required
Event Details:
Create a beautiful mosaic out of upcycled straw pieces, paper, and tacky glue. Registrations is requested, but not required. ...

Lil Coquíes Bilingual Storytime

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Miss Katerina for Lil Coquíes bilingual storytime filled with music, stories, and Spanish language discovery for your little one! Siblings are welcome. ...

YA Yabbies Book Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:
Love Reading but struggle to pick out or finish a book? Join YA Yabbies to read fantastic YA stories. Snag next month's pick, Something More by Jackie Khalilieh to celebrate Disability Pride Month. ...

Teen Movie Matinee

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Event Details:
Vote to pick which movie is shown at the bi-weekly Teen Movie Matinee! ...

New Music Monday

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Music
Registration Required
Event Details:
Discover this month's newest music in the teen room. All playlists/suggestion must be library appropriate. ...

Graphic Godzilla Book Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join YA Graphic Godzilla to read fantastic YA comics, graphic novels and manga. Snag next month's pick, The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang. ...

Sensory Playtime

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Games, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration 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. ...

Wiggle Worms

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Storytime & Early Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Miss Holly 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. ...