Meriden Public Library

During May, the Meriden Public Library will be highlighting Italy with special programs.  You are invited come and experience Italy.

Saturday, May 5 – Movies at the Library “Under the Tuscan Sun” will be shown at 2:30 p.m. in the Griffin Room

Tuesday, May 8 – Ashley Turney will present “Italy, a cultural journey” at 7:00 p.m. in the Griffin Ro om

Saturday, May 12 – Chef Kashia Cave is back with some wonderful Italian desserts at 2:30 p.m. in the Griffin Room. Seating is limited to sign up early.

Saturday, May 19 – Enzo Boscarino will present “Viva Italy, a musical tour” at 2:00 p.m. in the Griffin Room.

Tuesday, May 22 – Storyteller Sara deBeer will delight you with Italian folktales at 7:00 p.m. in the Griffin Room.

Contact the Community Services department at (203) 630-6349 or sign up on the adult calendar.

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Sign up for one of the free computer classes given monthly at Meriden Library. The schedule is:

Resumes. (Please bring job history and education information to complete a resume.) – Saturday, June 2 at 9:30 a.m. and Monday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Basic Computers – Monday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 16 at 9:30 a.m.

Email –  Monday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, June 9 at 9:30 a.m. and Monday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Job searching on the internet –  Saturday, May 12 at 9:30 a.m., Monday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 23 at 9:30 a.m.

Introduction to Microsoft Word – Saturday, May 26 at 9:30 a.m. and Saturday, June 30 at 9:30 a.m.

Keyboarding -  Saturday, May 19 at 9:30 a.m. and Monday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Computer classes in Spanish are held each Saturday at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. in April. In May, classes will be held at 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays.

Class size is limited. Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 or the Information Desk at (203) 238-2346 to reserve a seat.

This year as part of National Library Week, Meriden Public Library will be celebrating National Bookmobile Day on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by having a “Name the Bookmobile” contest. This contest is open to all ages and will run to the end of April. The most creative name will be written on the Bookmobile. Entries for the contest may be picked up in the library near the circulation desk and in the children’s library.

Bookmobiles have been around since 1859 bringing books to many people and encouraging literacy all over the world. Meriden has had a bookmobile since 1976. The first bookmobile was loaned from the Connecticut State Library. In 1977, the Soroptimists Club decided to hold a fund drive to purchase a bookmobile for Meriden. Their goal was reached in 1980 and the library’s second bookmobile arrived. This bookmobile traveled the Meriden streets until 2000, when it was retired due to mechanical problems. The current bookmobile was purchased in 2002 and continues to encourage literacy by visiting many nursery schools, daycare centers, nursing homes, and parks on a regular basis.  The bookmobile’s monthly schedule can be found at www.meridenlibrary.org. Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 for more information about how the bookmobile can visit your facility