Meditation Monday
Join us at the Philip Read Memorial Library for Meditation Monday.
🕓 4:30 PM
📍 Philip Read Memorial Library
This calming session offers a perfect way to start your week with tranquility and mindfulness.
All are welcome—no prior meditation experience necessary.
Warm up your winter evening with good company, comforting soup, and great conversation! Join the Friends of the Meriden Library for Soup and Good Books on January 12, 2026, at 6:00 pm. Enjoy a variety of homemade soups while sharing book recommendations and talking about what you’ve been reading lately. Whether you’re a devoted bookworm or just looking for a cozy community gathering, 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.
September 2025 to June 2026
10:30 am to Noon
All are welcome!
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.
January 14, 2026 | 6:30 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!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15
WHAT’S UP WITH ELECTRICITY COSTS?
6:00-7:30 pm
Philip Read Memorial library.
1088 NH-12A, Plainfield, NH 03781
The public is welcome to attend in person or via Zoom. The Zoom link is below.
New electricity rates become effective on February 1 for the February 1 to July 31 rate period.
Attend the meeting to be informed.
YOU HAVE OPTIONS!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81928285895?pwd=sWw5v1bxrGQLuLRIbZ2BobZ1lFWiEm.1
Meeting ID: 819 2828 5895
Passcode: 817915
Sponsored by Plainfield Community Power and the Plainfield Energy Committee.
Contact Evan.oxenham@gmail.com for more information.
Mondays at 9:30 am in the meeting space!
Friends of the Meriden Library sponsored event