Join us at the Mark Twain Library for Build-It! We'll be building and free playing with our amazing toys such as Legos, Marble runs, Tinker [...]

Bring out your vintage side - make collages using newspaper clippings, whether photos or words. Grade 5 &6 Registration is required.

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

Meets Tuesdays, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Our popular weekly drop-in knitting circle continues to meets every Tuesday in the Library's Mark Twain Room.  Share [...]

4th, 5th, and 6th graders are invited to attend our monthly book discussion group for younger readers on April 1st, 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 [...]

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 [...]

Step into Spring with us as we chat with the highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult about her newest novel, By Any Other Name. For [...]

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 [...]

Registration Required Below  Looking for a way to stay grounded and rejuvenated this winter? Join us for this popular and inspiring 6-week virtual series with [...]

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 Redding is home to some of the region’s most remarkable historic houses, each with a story to tell. Join us as our [...]

Registration Required Below Redding is home to some of the region’s most remarkable historic houses, each with a story to tell. Join us as our [...]

It's easy to name 3 things in a category, but in this game you only have 5 seconds. Will your answers be accurate or totally [...]

Registration Required Below *Registration will close for this hike on Thursday, April 3 at 4:00 pm The Redding Community Hiking Club, a collaboration between the [...]

Join in on the launch! We'll be building our own catapults using basic supplies and testing them out. Let's see what we can do. Registration [...]

Join in on the launch! We'll be building our own catapults using basic supplies and testing them out. Let's see what we can do. Registration [...]

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 addition to reading [...]

Registration for this series is full. Watch for our next world affairs discussion group in the fall of 2025.  Join our popular Great Decisions series, [...]

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 [...]

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

Registration Required Below Release your inner thespian and join the MTL's Script Reading Group! This month, we’ll dive into the world of 19th-century playwrights with: Turgenev's - A [...]

Meets Tuesdays, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Our popular weekly drop-in knitting circle continues to meets every Tuesday in the Library's Mark Twain Room.  Share [...]

Join us as Smithsonian Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming, guides us through the secret world of trees as is revealed in the beautiful and absorbing guide to [...]

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 If you are dealing with an autoimmune disease, you are not alone! It is estimated that about 50 million Americans are affected. [...]

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 Below Co-Sponsored with the Redding League of Women Voters New England’s town meeting tradition gives residents a direct role in local government—but what about [...]

Registration Below Co-Sponsored with the Redding League of Women Voters New England’s town meeting tradition gives residents a direct role in local government—but what about [...]

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 Co-sponsored by Redding’s Commission on Aging “Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person you always should have been,” David Bowie [...]

Do you like chocolate? Do you like chocolate dipped treats? If so, join us at MTL to dip your own treats in chocolate during a [...]

It's a word competition - spell words and earn points to be the winner of scrabble. (Gr. 5+) Space is limited, registration is required!

Bring on spring and be creative with this months cookie decorating event! Cookies and toppings will be provided. Registration is required. Space is limited!

Bring on spring and be creative with this months cookie decorating event! Cookies and toppings will be provided. Registration is required. Space is limited!

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. [...]

Bring on spring and be creative with this months cookie decorating event! Cookies and toppings will be provided. Registration is required. Space is limited!

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

Registration Require Below “There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, [...]

Meets Tuesdays, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Our popular weekly drop-in knitting circle continues to meets every Tuesday in the Library's Mark Twain Room.  Share [...]

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 This is the second session of a three-part series celebrating the cozy ingredients of winter and vibrant flavors of early spring! Part [...]

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 [...]

Registration Required Below  Looking for a way to stay grounded and rejuvenated this winter? Join us for this popular and inspiring 6-week virtual series with [...]

You'll need your hands today! We will be doing a fun craft using the tracing of our hands. Registration is required.

Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village Meetings are held on the third Friday of the month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This program [...]

Get a topic, write your response, and guess who wrote what! Tonight's game is the game of things - will your peers guess it was [...]

Repeat program! We had lots of fun planting seeds last month and we are doing it again this month to celebrate Earth Day! Be a [...]

Repeat program! We had lots of fun planting seeds last month and we are doing it again this month to celebrate Earth Day! Be a [...]

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 addition to reading [...]

Registration for this series is full. Watch for our next world affairs discussion group in the fall of 2025.  Join our popular Great Decisions series, [...]

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 [...]

Meets Tuesdays, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Our popular weekly drop-in knitting circle continues to meets every Tuesday in the Library's Mark Twain Room.  Share [...]

With over 2,000 four-year colleges in the United States for students to consider, how can you identify the school at which your teen will be [...]

Registration Required Below Join us for an exciting Yale Science in the News virtual program, Building Blocks: From Atoms to Anatomy, where Yale PhD students [...]

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 [...]

The Redding Garden Club is bringing stories to life — one bloom at a time! Join us for the Garden Club's spring "Blooming Books" Open [...]

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, [...]

Get ready to taste, guess, and rate - we're having a secret taste test, with a secret treat! Yum! Registration is required.

Get ready to taste, guess, and rate - we're having a secret taste test, with a secret treat! Yum! Registration is required.

Do you love action-packed adventure? Are you ready for the thrill? You’re invited to a riveting conversation with New York Times bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz as he [...]

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 [...]

UNO is back! Join us for another group game of uno and snacks.  This will be a once a month game night so bring your [...]

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

Meets Tuesdays, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Our popular weekly drop-in knitting circle continues to meets every Tuesday in the Library's Mark Twain Room.  Share [...]

Paying for college is a common concern amongst families. It seems that the price tag just keeps getting higher and higher each year, and most [...]

Registration Required Bel0w Embrace the rhythms of nature and support your well-being with our Seasonal Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy Workshop. This program offers a 30-minute educational introduction to the Ayurvedic perspective [...]

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 Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, oh my! It seems like there's a new social media marketing tool to keep track of every day, and [...]

Family Festival A Day of Fun for Everyone! Saturday, May 3RD, 2025 - 10am-4pm @ Redding Community Center - 37 Lonetown Road, Redding, CT 06896 [...]