Registration Required It's time for Family Story Time! We'll sing, dance, and read together.  This event is designed for children birth - 5 but interested [...]

Our youngest patrons and their caregivers will play and get to know other caregivers with same-age children. Together we will enjoy music and stories through [...]

During our 2s Story Time, children 24-36 months and their caregivers will learn and play together. Each week we will explore music and stories through [...]

This is an energetic and interactive 40-minute program for independent 3-and-4 year-olds since they will attend story time without their caregiver.  We will share books, [...]

Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village Fridays in January from 9:30 a.m.  to 11:00 a.m. This program is presented in partnership with the Town [...]

Let's get cozy with hot chocolate and a good book or two! Kindergarteners, come to the Mark Twain Library and make your own (not too) [...]

Registration recommended; drop-ins welcome. We invite young chess players and chess enthusiasts to participate in our newly launched Youth Chess Club. No prior chess knowledge is [...]

Registration Recommended, See Below We invite all adult chess players and chess enthusiasts to participate in our newly launched, weekly Adult Chess Club. No prior [...]

Registration Required Below The Mark Twain Library's Writers' Group meets via Zoom on the second and fourth Monday of the month. In this session the [...]

Registration Required Below Have fun and make friends while cultivating your creativity in our weekly group discussions about art, creativity and so much more! Our [...]

Registration Required Below Release your inner thespian and join the new MTL Script Reading Group. Our group is a whole new way to experience a [...]

4th, 5th, and 6th graders are invited to attend our monthly book discussion group for younger readers on January 9th, to browse through new books, [...]

Registration Required It's time for Family Story Time! We'll sing, dance, and read together.  This event is designed for children birth - 5 but interested [...]

Join us for our new MTL Cookbook Club – part book club, part culinary tasting!  Each meeting will focus on a particular cookbook from the [...]

Registration Required Below  The Women and Money Roundtable is a monthly financial program created to empower and educate women on financial matters that impact their families [...]

Registration Required Below Join us virtually as we welcome back Vanessa Young from The Thirsty Radish for a three-part cooking series that celebrates the coziness [...]

Our youngest patrons and their caregivers will play and get to know other caregivers with same-age children. Together we will enjoy music and stories through [...]

During our 2s Story Time, children 24-36 months and their caregivers will learn and play together. Each week we will explore music and stories through [...]

This is an energetic and interactive 40-minute program for independent 3-and-4 year-olds since they will attend story time without their caregiver.  We will share books, [...]

Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village Fridays in January from 9:30 a.m.  to 11:00 a.m. This program is presented in partnership with the Town [...]

REGISTRATION FULL. Join us at the library for a six-part, build-your-own hole for a mini golf course! Golf-the-Stacks will be a playable mini golf course [...]

We have postponed this program to Sunday 3/3. Calling all poets and poetry lovers! The Mark Twain Library is hosting a series of poetry seminars [...]

We invite Barlow students to come to the Mark Twain Library for snacks and a quiet study area during extended hours for mid-year exams. We [...]

Registration recommended; drop-ins welcome. We invite young chess players and chess enthusiasts to participate in our newly launched Youth Chess Club. No prior chess knowledge is [...]

Registration Recommended, See Below We invite all adult chess players and chess enthusiasts to participate in our newly launched, weekly Adult Chess Club. No prior [...]

Registration Required Below Join our popular international relations discussion group modeled on the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions. This seven-session series will cover an array [...]

Registration Required Below Have fun and make friends while cultivating your creativity in our weekly group discussions about art, creativity and so much more! Our [...]

Registration Required It's time for Family Story Time! We'll sing, dance, and read together.  This event is designed for children birth - 5 but interested [...]

Registration Required Below Malware... phishing... ransomware? As online threats become more complex and persistent, it's important to keep updated on current methods of protecting online [...]

Registration Required Below Interested in history? This book club is for you! Led by members of the Library's Programming Committee, this book club selects engaging [...]

Our youngest patrons and their caregivers will play and get to know other caregivers with same-age children. Together we will enjoy music and stories through [...]

During our 2s Story Time, children 24-36 months and their caregivers will learn and play together. Each week we will explore music and stories through [...]

This is an energetic and interactive 40-minute program for independent 3-and-4 year-olds since they will attend story time without their caregiver.  We will share books, [...]

Registration Required Below Library Director Erin Dummeyer sits down for a no-holds-barred conversation on the triumphs and travails of modern motherhood with Carolyn Prusa, author [...]

Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village Fridays in January from 9:30 a.m.  to 11:00 a.m. This program is presented in partnership with the Town [...]

Please register below. Back by popular demand! Local origami expert, Masako, will teach participants to make winter-themed origami pieces. No experience necessary to participate. Registration is [...]

Kindergartners, we'll gather together for a relaxing afternoon of books, stories and songs. The Kindergarteners will attend this program without an adult. Photos and videos [...]

Registration recommended; drop-ins welcome. We invite young chess players and chess enthusiasts to participate in our newly launched Youth Chess Club. No prior chess knowledge is [...]

Registration Recommended, See Below We invite all adult chess players and chess enthusiasts to participate in our newly launched, weekly Adult Chess Club. No prior [...]

Registration Required Below The Mark Twain Library's Writers' Group meets via Zoom on the second and fourth Monday of the month. In this session the [...]

Registration Required Below Have fun and make friends while cultivating your creativity in our weekly group discussions about art, creativity and so much more! Our [...]

Avid readers in 7th and 8th grades are invited to attend our monthly book discussion group for older readers. There will be books for browsing [...]

Registration Required Below Malware... phishing... ransomware? As online threats become more complex and persistent, it's important to keep updated on current methods of protecting online [...]

Our youngest patrons and their caregivers will play and get to know other caregivers with same-age children. Together we will enjoy music and stories through [...]

During our 2s Story Time, children 24-36 months and their caregivers will learn and play together. Each week we will explore music and stories through [...]

This is an energetic and interactive 40-minute program for independent 3-and-4 year-olds since they will attend story time without their caregiver.  We will share books, [...]

POSTPONED - NEW DATE TO BE DETERMINED SOON MTL's History Close to Home Series Watch history come to life as Historian Kevin Johnson presents: A [...]

Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village Fridays in January from 9:30 a.m.  to 11:00 a.m. This program is presented in partnership with the Town [...]

Registration Required Below This group is led by MTL's bibliophile extraordinaire,  Catherine Riordan. Catherine taught literature at the college level for many years, and shares [...]

Please register below. During this fun, interactive program, we will read, discuss books, socialize, and do activities, all while enjoying lots of tasty snacks! We'll have [...]

Registration required below. Come make winter wonderland gingerbread houses with members of the Joel Barlow High School Habitat for Humanity chapter! There will be a [...]

Registration recommended; drop-ins welcome. We invite young chess players and chess enthusiasts to participate in our newly launched Youth Chess Club. No prior chess knowledge is [...]

Registration Recommended, See Below We invite all adult chess players and chess enthusiasts to participate in our newly launched, weekly Adult Chess Club. No prior [...]

Registration Required Below It is that time of year again; another school budget will be voted on this spring.  Join us and meet members of [...]

Registration Recommended Below It is that time of year again; another school budget will be voted on this spring.  Join us and meet members of [...]

Please register below to receive a Zoom meeting invitation the day of the event. During this program, Priyanka Shingala of Let's Talk College, LLC will cover the new testing process. This [...]

Registration Required Below Have fun and make friends while cultivating your creativity in our weekly group discussions about art, creativity and so much more! Our [...]

Registration Required Below Embark on a soulful journey of enchanting melodies and smooth rhythms with David Morgan, a Redding resident and accomplished jazz pianist. Held [...]

Registration Required Below ChatGPT debuted in November 2022 and in just over a year, it has captured the imagination of the world. Get an overview [...]

Registration Required Below ChatGPT debuted in November 2022 and in just over a year, it has captured the imagination of the world. Get an overview [...]

Registration Required Below Malware... phishing... ransomware? As online threats become more complex and persistent, it's important to keep updated on current methods of protecting online [...]

Please register below. The newly formed Redding Prevention Council invites you to join us for a moderated roundtable discussion that will help guide us toward [...]

Please register below. Participants will receive a Zoom meeting link the day of the program. The newly formed Redding Prevention Council invites you to join [...]

Our youngest patrons and their caregivers will play and get to know other caregivers with same-age children. Together we will enjoy music and stories through [...]

During our 2s Story Time, children 24-36 months and their caregivers will learn and play together. Each week we will explore music and stories through [...]

Please note the new start time of 12:30 pm. Registration Required Below Want to free yourself from tension and stress? Lose weight? Build strength and [...]

This is an energetic and interactive 40-minute program for independent 3-and-4 year-olds since they will attend story time without their caregiver.  We will share books, [...]

Registration Required Below Do your Scrabble games leave you feeling scrambled? Do triple-word scores elude you? Are you tired of humiliating losses to wordy bookworms [...]

Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:030 a.m. This program is presented in partnership with the Town of Redding [...]

This program has been POSTPONED. Come celebrate Black History Month at the library with an interactive and fun test-your-knowledge program using a beautiful Build-Your-Own-History sticker [...]

The Mark Twain Library will be celebrating 2024's Take Your Child to the Library Day on the morning of Saturday, February 3rd from 10:00am-12:00pm. To [...]

A Take Your Child to the Library Day Event We'll start Take Your Child to the Library Day with bagels, coffee, books, toys, and great [...]

The Mark Twain Library is getting Valentine crafty for Take Your Child to the Library Day! The big tables at MTL will be full of [...]