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2020 Summer Reading and Programs
Beanstack Summer Reading App
Children’s and Teens Reading
Children’s and Teens Programs
Nutmeg Award Nominees
Summer Reading Lists
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The Mark Twain Library Small Business Circle
Small business and home office professionals aimed at exchanging ideas, building relationships, and offering informative programs.
More information and upcoming events
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.
Upcoming Programs
August 25
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Virtual – The Creative Tribe Study Group (focusing on Julia Cameron’s works)
August 25
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Virtual – Weekly Drop-In Knitting Circle
August 25
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Book Buzz with Penguin Random House Senior Editor Abbe Wright (Rescheduled from 8/5)
August 27
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Explore Connecticut
September 2
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
7:30 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!
RESCHEDULED – The ABC’s of Writing A Common Application Essay (Teens and Adults)
September 12
10:30 am
10:30 am
TEEN COLLECTION FROM OVERDRIVE
EASY ACCESS TO TUMBLE BOOKS
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.
CONVERSATIONS ON RACE – Discussion of “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo
Join us on Monday, August 3rd as we hold a virtual discussion of Ijeoma Oluo’s bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race (Chapters 1-7). In this breakout book, Oluo explores the complex reality of race in contemporary America –from white privilege and police brutality to systemic discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement. Each chapter is framed as a question about race in which Oluo outlines her opinions on the topics as well as advice about how to talk about the issues.
Reserve Museum Passes Online
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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.
Online Library
RBdigital Digital Resources, Digital Resources including Acorn TV, Qello Concerts, IndieFlix, Digital Magazines, The Great Courses, LearnItLive, and Method Test Prep.
RBdigital eBooks and Audiobooks is the Connecticut State Library’s downloadable eBook and Audiobook service.
Use your library card to instantly borrow free digital eBooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, and music through our partnership with Hoopla.
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.