Meriden Events

January 14, 2026 | 5:00 pm
Location: Meriden Library
Join us for the rescheduled Cookbook Club meeting featuring the Jubilee cookbook, originally canceled due to weather. Share dishes inspired by this vibrant collection, swap cooking tips, and enjoy great conversation with fellow food lovers. Whether you tried a new recipe or are just curious to learn more, all are welcome to this make-up session celebrating flavor, culture, and community.

January 14th 7-8pm

Join us for Board Game Club at the Meriden Library every Thursday at 2 PM! Whether you're a seasoned strategist or just looking for a fun way to spend the afternoon, we have a variety of classic and modern board games for all skill levels. Bring your friends or make new ones as we roll the dice, play our cards right, and enjoy some friendly competition. No registration required—just drop in and play!

Mondays at 9:30 am in the meeting space!

Friends of the Meriden Library sponsored event

ML Landscape meeting for Monday Jan 19th at 530. 

All are welcome.

Tai Chi Class: Find Balance, Energy, and Relaxation

Join us for a gentle and revitalizing Tai Chi Class open to all experience levels.
Learn the Yang Short Form, Tai Chi principles, and Qigong exercises for health and well-being.

🕘 When: Tuesdays | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

📍 Where: Meriden Library – Meeting Space
✨ FREE and open to the public!
Wear comfortable clothing. No registration required.

Tuesdays at 4:30 pm.

All levels welcome.

What is cribbage?

Cribbage, or crib, is a card game, traditionally for two players, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points. It can be adapted for three or four players.[1]

Cribbage has several distinctive features: the cribbage board used for score-keeping; the crib, box, or kitty (in parts of Canada and New England) two distinct scoring stages; and a unique scoring system, including points for groups of cards that total 15. It has been characterized as "Britain's national card game" and the only one legally playable in licensed pubs and clubs without requiring local authority permission.[2]

The game has relatively few rules yet many subtleties, which accounts for its ongoing appeal and popularity. Tactical play varies, depending on which cards one's opponent has played, how many cards in the remaining pack will help the hand one holds, and what one's position on the board is. A game may be decided by a single point, and the edge often goes to an experienced player who utilizes strategy, including calculating odds and making decisions based on the relative positions of players on the board.

Both cribbage and its close relative costly colours are descended from the old English card game of noddy. Cribbage added the distinctive feature of a crib and changed the scoring system for points, whereas costly colours added more combinations but retained the original noddy scoring scheme.

Tues Jan 20 at Meriden Library

You are invited to a Zoom meeting. 
When: Jan 20, 2026 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ffr0izCITE6JTpyB2Q300w

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Help your child get ready for kindergarten—one book at a time! Join us for an information session on 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, a free early literacy program that promotes reading aloud to children from birth to age five. Learn how easy it is to participate, track your progress, and make reading a fun daily habit for your family.

Join us for Board Game Club at the Meriden Library every Thursday at 2 PM! Whether you're a seasoned strategist or just looking for a fun way to spend the afternoon, we have a variety of classic and modern board games for all skill levels. Bring your friends or make new ones as we roll the dice, play our cards right, and enjoy some friendly competition. No registration required—just drop in and play!