LEGO Club at the Plainfield Libraries
Let your imagination run wild at LEGO Club! Join us for a fun, relaxed drop-in program full of creativity, collaboration, and plenty of LEGOS.
Build, create, and explore—whether you come with a plan or just see where the bricks take you. All ages are welcome, and no registration is required.
We hope to see you there!
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a fun, creative morning at Meriden Library! Families are invited to stop by and make a Valentine-themed craft, enjoy time together, and connect with other families in the community.
📅 Saturday, February 7, 2026
🕙 10:00 am–1:00 pm
📍 Meriden Library
All materials provided. No registration required—drop in anytime!
Mondays at 9:30 am in the meeting space!
Friends of the Meriden Library sponsored event
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.
Wednesday, February 11th, from 4:15-6:30?
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!
The Meriden Library will host “A Visit with Abraham Lincoln,” a living history presentation by Steve Wood, at 6pm, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at 22 Bean, Meriden, NH.
Plainfield Libraries was awarded a Humanities-to-go grant for this presentation. All are welcome! Free to the public!
Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Steve Wood, begins this program by recounting his early life and ends with a reading of the "Gettysburg Address." Along the way he comments on the debates with Stephen Douglas, his run for the presidency, and the Civil War. The Meriden Library will host “A Visit with Abraham Lincoln,” a living history presentation by Steve Wood, at 6pm, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at 22 Bean, Meriden, NH. The program, free and open to the public, is funded in part by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities. It will include the story of Lincoln’s visit to New Hampshire in 1860, after his Cooper Union Address in New York City, and his subsequent nomination and election to the Presidency. After the program, Wood will step out of character and take questions from the audience. Wood, from Claremont, has been speaking as Abraham Lincoln for historical societies, libraries, schools, and community events throughout New England since 1995. He is retired, having worked for nearly thirty years with UNH Cooperative Extension as an Extension Educator in Forest Resources. More information about the speaker is available online at http://history.atspace.com and on Facebook at Telling His-Story (and Hers).
Mondays at 9:30 am in the meeting space!
Friends of the Meriden Library sponsored event
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.