The Library's youngest patrons are invited to put on their costumes (or festive clothes) and celebrate Halloween with books, music, stories and songs.  Then, we'll [...]

​Join magician Matt Matthews for a magical Halloween adventure that will astound and delight audiences of all ages! You'll be amazed as objects disappear, reappear, [...]

Registration Required Below Podcast enthusiasts, rejoice! Your favorite pastime is no longer limited to listening in your car or while taking your dog for a walk! Pods 'n Ends is [...]

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 [...]

Tonight's Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85914743947?pwd=Va5tsOikdRnubyef8zqJwMYTtkiQGD.1 Registration Required Below Myths are the main drivers of America's culture wars  — pitting us against each other, shaping our identity [...]

Let's bundle up, sit OUTSIDE on our new patio, and enjoy lunch together! Miss Lisa will bring cheese pizza and we have a water fountain/ [...]

Boo!  How about a (not so spooky) story or two?  Come to the Mark Twain Library for Halloween stories, songs, and activities.  Children are welcome [...]

This program has been postponed. Please check our website for the new date! Registration Required Below The Library welcomes back Artscapades for a captivating evening [...]

Registration Required Below Want to free yourself from tension and stress? Lose weight? Build strength and flexibility? Then it’s time to get moving! Our instructor, [...]

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 [...]

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

MTL Story Times @ Topstone Pond: Co-sponsored by the Redding Department of Parks & Recreation Let's enjoy the outdoors together! We'll gather at Topstone beach [...]

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

POSTPONED ~ NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON Co-sponsored with New Pond Farm Education Center Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment and can be found [...]

Registration Required Below Want to free yourself from tension and stress? Lose weight? Build strength and flexibility? Then it’s time to get moving! Our instructor, [...]

Registration Required Below On the surface, Stephen Sondheim's 1987 masterpiece Into the Woods brings familiar characters from folklore and fairytale to the stage. And yet, this particular [...]

Registration Required Below On the surface, Stephen Sondheim's 1987 masterpiece Into the Woods brings familiar characters from folklore and fairytale to the stage. And yet, this particular [...]

*Registration will close for this hike on Thursday, November 7 at 5:00 pm. Hiking in Redding’s 2000+ acres of beautiful open space and in surrounding [...]

Registration Required Below Join us in a judgment-free environment where participants, often strangers, can openly engage in discussion on the topic of death and dying. [...]

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 Release your inner thespian and join the Redding script reading group. Our group is a whole new way to experience a play [...]

Registration Required Read and Reflect Discussion Group is part of the Conversations: Truth, Myth & Democracy Series Join us for our next Read and Reflect [...]

Registration Required Below Take time for yourself this fall and join our favorite crafter, Deb Owen for this delightfully fun craft.  Deb will show us [...]

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 [...]

Registration Required Below Want to free yourself from tension and stress? Lose weight? Build strength and flexibility? Then it’s time to get moving! Our instructor, [...]

Registration Required Below The stories and treasures discovered in Ancient Egypt have inspired builders and architects throughout the world, and Connecticut has some of the [...]

Books! Crafts! Snacks! Miss Lisa and special guest star Sophia, a JRMS 8th grader and a story time alum, will lead this afternoon program where [...]

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

MTL Story Times @ Topstone Pond: Co-sponsored by the Redding Department of Parks & Recreation Let's enjoy the outdoors together! We'll gather at Topstone beach [...]

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

WEATHER PERMITTING Let's bundle up, sit OUTSIDE on our new patio, and enjoy lunch together! Miss Lisa will bring cheese pizza and we have a [...]

Are you a third grader who loves to read? Then we invite you to join the BOOKSTERS! This is the Mark Twain Library's NEW book [...]

Please join us Wednesday, November 20th at 2:30 p.m. for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and brief remarks to celebrate the completion of the Mark Twain Library's Outdoor Space [...]

Registration Required Below The holiday season can be full of fun and celebration, but it can also be a source of stress. Make your well-being [...]

Registration Required Below The holiday season can be full of fun and celebration, but it can also be a source of stress. Make your well-being [...]

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 [...]

Looking for unique holiday gifts, or thinking about treating yourself to something special this season? Visit The Collective @ MTL: Community Pop-Up Market where you'll [...]

Do you need something fun to keep your children entertained while you pack, cook, tidy, work, and relax this holiday season? Get crafty at home [...]

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 [...]

Books! Crafts! Snacks! Miss Lisa and special guest star Sophia, a JRMS 8th grader and a story time alum, will lead this afternoon program where [...]

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 [...]

Let's celebrate the Thanksgiving season together! Young children (with their adult) are invited Thanksgiving story time where we'll enjoy books, songs, and flannel board stories [...]

Come to the library and celebrate what we're thankful for! We will share Thanksgiving stories, songs, flannel board and games! This event is for independent [...]

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 [...]