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Upcoming Programs
November 21
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Collective @ MTL — Community Pop-Up Market (In-Person)
November 21
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Classics Book Club: ‘The Book of Job’ (In-Person)
November 22
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Adult Chess Club (In-Person)
November 25
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
MTL Writers’ Group (Virtual)
November 25
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Programs and events are held throughout the year. Check back soon!
Programs and events are held throughout the year. Check back soon!
Wowbrary
Wednesdays means Wowbrary
Sign up for our weekly Wowbrary list of new books, movies, music. Use Wowbrary to link to Amazon and a percentage of your purchases are donated to the library.
Join a Book Club
The Library currently sponsors several book groups. Membership is open to all with an interest. All groups are led by volunteer coordinators and meet at the library.
Reserve Museum Passes Online
Couldn’t be easier! Click here for list of passes and reservation page. Have questions? Click here
MakerSpace
The MakerSpace is a resource room designed for individuals and small groups to have fun with and learn from technology-based toys and tools.
Library Bill of Rights
The Mark Twain Library subscribes to the Library Bill of Rights issued by the American Library Association
Click here for more information.
Online Library
Use your library card to instantly borrow free digital eBooks, audiobooks, digital video (movies and TV shows), music and comics through our partnership with Hoopla. (Access by app or website)
Libby is a reading app for borrowing eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and streaming content such as IndieFlix, Qello Concerts and The Great Courses from Bibliomation’s OverDrive collection. You may use Libby on a desktop, laptop, Mac, Kindle or on a mobile device using the Libby app. Please sign in to Libby for the spectrum of offerings. (Access by app or website)
Use your library card to stream video from Hollywood blockbusters to early silent-era, short films, educational documentaries, and must-watch series. Children and their grown ups can enjoy Kanopy Kids with a generous viewing period and parental controls.
Fundraisers
Frog Frolic
The Library holds a “children’s country fair” each year, for the general benefit of the library. Crafts, rides, games, and other activities designed for children of all ages are offered at the Redding Community Center, rain or shine.
Book Fair
The Mark Twain Library Book Fair is the oldest – and one of the largest – in New England. Held annually on Labor Day Weekend, it is one of the library’s biggest fundraisers.
Pudd’nhead Festival
The Pudd’nhead Festival was founded in 2014 by NY Times Bestselling author, actor, and comedian Michael Ian Black. The centerpiece of the Festival is the Pudd’nhead Prize for Outstanding Humor.
Art Show
Take inspired works of art; a Library magically transformed into a sparkling, vibrant gallery; add infectious community enthusiasm… Put it all together and the result is the Library’s Annual Art Show fundraiser.
Samuel Clemens, known to readers around the world as Mark Twain, moved to Redding in 1908, and shortly after founded the Mark Twain Library Association.
Learn about the founder of our Library, Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens, known to readers around the world as Mark Twain, moved to Redding in 1908, and shortly after founded the Mark Twain Library Association.