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CCALC - “The Beautiful Sites in Minnesota”

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
Travel with us from the shore of Lake Superior, through the far north National Wilderness area, down to Ancient Native American settlements in the southwest corner of Minnesota. Hear about the history of the “Grand Portage” of the Minnesota and Canad...

CCALC -The Art of Storytelling, How Photography and Video is Used to Communicate in the Digital World

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
Clem Kasinskas, a digital media creator, will share his life experience of creating content using the medium of photography and video. He will discuss the process of creating content and the impact it has on the viewer. Presenter: Clem Kasinskas M...

CCALC - Using Technology to Stay Independent as We Age

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
Assistive technology can help people remain in their homes and stay independent as they age. This could be each of us or a parent, sibling or friend. Presenter: Pamela Fields, CEO, MidState Arc Inc. and ATECH ...

Daffodil Festival

10:00am - 5:00pm
Community
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Community
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Food/Cooking, Games, Holiday, Music, Nature/Wildlife, Special Event
Event Details:
Meriden Daffodil Festival 2024 We are Back for 2024, this time in May! Please check back often as things will be updated frequently! ...

Daffodil Festival

10:00am - 5:00pm
Community
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Community
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Civics & Community, Food/Cooking, Games, Holiday, Music, Nature/Wildlife, Special Event
Event Details:
Meriden Daffodil Festival 2024 We are Back for 2024, this time in May! Please check back often as things will be updated frequently! ...

A Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust and Other Genocides

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics & Community, Education, History & Genealogy, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
A Day of Remembrance On Monday afternoon, May 6th from 3 to 4:30 PM, the Meriden Public Library will be sponsoring a program entitled “A Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust and Other Genocides”. The event will memorialize the heroes and victi...

CCALC - Necessary Trouble by Drew Gilpin Faust

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
A memoir by the first woman President of Harvard University (2007-2018). In the 1950s, a privileged white girl in conservative, segregated Virginia was expected to adopt a willful blindness to the inequities of race and the constraints of gender. Dre...

CCALC - Lilian Harvey, Big Lesser Known Film Star

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
John Colaresiwill give a talk and show video clips about Lilian Harvey (1906-1968), who was one of the biggest movie stars during the 1930’s and performed in Germany, Hollywood, England, Italy and France. She could act, sing and dance, and was flu...

Women and Money

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education, Special Event, Tax & Finance
Registration Required
Event Details:
This informative session will include discussions about: - Charting a financial course - Women's economic outlook and reasons for optimism - Potential financial challenges e.g. longer life and earning disparity - Taking charge of your own finan...

CCALC - Hiking The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Education, History & Genealogy, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
The talk will focus on hiking the Inca Trail to the city of Machu Picchu in Peru. The presenter will also discuss the ruins of the Incas and the other factors related to hiking in the Andes, including altitude, camping, the porters and guides and the...

Kindness Rocks Family Event

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Children
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for a rocking good time. Create a kindness rock at this event to give to someone special or to keep for yourself. Participants will be working with rocks, paint, and paint brushes to create something positive. Please wear somethi...

CCALC - The Letter Kills But the Spirit Gives Life: The Smiths

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Castle Craig Adult Learning Center, Other, Special Event
Event Details:
The five Smith sisters of Glastonbury CT were ahead of their time. Born in the last two decades of the 18th century, during a period when the young United States was struggling to define the term democracy, they spent their entire lives challenging n...

Spring Fest 2024

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Community
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: Community
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Join the MPL Bookmobile for a FREE family-friendly event that’ll include activities for all at Cuno Camp, a beautiful and unique nature preserve right here in Meriden. There will be activities and fun for everyone, including: -Activities: kickb...

Magic Marvels

6:30pm - 7:30pm
School Age
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Games, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
In this exciting and interactive course, young magicians will learn the fundamentals of magic and develop their skills in performing captivating tricks from local magician, David Wyskiel! ...

Colors of My Jewish Year: Blue

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: zChildren's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ages 3-8 | Registration Required Colors of my Jewish Year: Blue כָּחֹל At each gathering of Colors of my Jewish Year, children and caregivers join together to learn about the holiday, hear/read stories, complete a variety of activities and eat ...

Poetry Slam

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Teens
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Multi-Purpose Room 6
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Meriden Pride for a poetry slam event! Perform a piece you wrote or recite your favorite poem. ...

Water on the Move

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:
Understanding the role of water in Earth's processes begins with understanding its limits and availability. Join Susan Quincy, educational outreach representative of CT DEEP for interesting information on this topic. Students will explore the move...

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...

Summer Reading Book Discussion

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 5
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Book Discussion of “The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store” by Cait Flanders. In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consu...

Magician Ed Pop

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Art & Crafts, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ed Popielarczyk is a professional magician, balloon sculptor, flea circus ringmaster, and storyteller. He has been entertaining children and family audiences for over 40 years. His magic show is a comedy show that uses a lot of audience particip...

Wildlife Outside Your Window with White Memorial Conservation Center

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children
Registration
Library Branch: Meriden Public Library
Room: Meeting Room 1+2+3
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Education, Nature/Wildlife, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
You don’t need to travel any further than your local natural area or even your backyard to find some amazing biodiversity. Did you know we have over 20,000 animal species in CT? Join us as White Memorial Conservation Center guides you through the ...