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 [...]

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 for this session is closed.  Please join us for our next session, registration will be available soon.  Have fun and make friends while cultivating [...]

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

Registration Required Below A changing season is a time for renewal and considering different points of view. Join popular meditation instructor Alexa Owen virtually for [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Registration Required Below Join Brent Colley, Redding’s co-historian, as he leads a virtual tour through the Nutmeg State pointing out the people and places that [...]

Registration Required Below Join Brent Colley, Redding’s co-historian, as he leads a virtual tour through the Nutmeg State pointing out the people and places that [...]

Celebrate Pride month with Mark Twain Library at Bethel CT Pride's Parade & Celebration! The event will feature a parade and lots of great vendors [...]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED — NEW DATE TO BE DETERMINED Conversation in a Brave Space Living at the Poverty Line: A Simulation Experience at [...]

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

Registration for this program is closed.  Look for our next session in the Fall of 2024 Join our popular Great Decisions series, an international relations [...]

Registration for this session is closed.  Please join us for our next session, registration will be available soon.  Have fun and make friends while cultivating [...]

Registration Required Below A changing season is a time for renewal and considering different points of view. Join popular meditation instructor Alexa Owen virtually for [...]

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

We invite Barlow students to come to the Mark Twain Library for snacks and a quiet study area during extended hours for final 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 for this session is closed.  Please join us for our next session, registration will be available soon.  Have fun and make friends while cultivating [...]

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 This is a three-part series celebrating the delectable delights of summer! Part I: Summer Entertaining Whether you’re hosting a summertime gathering or [...]

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

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 for this program is closed.  Look for our next session in the Fall of 2024 Join our popular Great Decisions series, an international relations [...]

Registration for this session is closed.  Please join us for our next session, registration will be available soon.  Have fun and make friends while cultivating [...]

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 [...]

It’s easy to feel royally magical when you decorate your own magic wand and crown! Come dressed as your favorite prince or princess (dressing up [...]

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 Recommended Below Poetry is an exact window for viewing the event of  Juneteenth and its significance in this present moment.   ~Tom Kilbourn Gather at [...]

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 [...]

RSVP REQUIRED - See Below Join us at the Library for the Mark Twain Library Association's 116th Annual Meeting, featuring a fascinating lecture on one [...]

This program has been POSTPONED. Join award-winning cartoonist Rick Stromoski, creator of the new Middle Grade Graphic Novel series, Schnozzer & Tatertoes, for a fun, [...]

This 40 - minute program is designed as fun for children birth - 5 (older siblings are welcome to attend but the focus is on [...]

This event has been POSTPONED.  Celebrate the beginning of summer with a fun summer walk at Topstone Park. We'll make s'mores, too! Wear comfortable walking [...]

The Mark Twain Library's Family Checkout Chat & Chew is a relaxing way to start your summer week with breakfast, friends, toys and books. We'll [...]

Join us at the Mark Twain Library for Summer Build-It! It's an hour of building and free play with our amazing toys such as Legos, [...]

Registration requested below. Calling all teen readers! Celebrate the start of summer with fun maker activities, treats, and registration prizes (while supplies last!). We'll also [...]

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 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 [...]

Singer Tom Sieling presents: "Take a Tromp Through the Swamp!" an athletic and participatory performance of favorite kids’ songs. He accompanies himself on guitar, banjo [...]

Registration for this session is closed.  Please join us for our next session, registration will be available soon.  Have fun and make friends while cultivating [...]

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. Please sign up for each workshop that you plan to attend. You won’t need the floo network to participate in this summer's [...]

Dress up in your beachy best while we made a watch mini movies about life under the sea! After, we'll work on some sea animal [...]

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 registration and waitlist for this program are full. You won’t need the floo network to participate in this summer's Harry Potter-themed robotics workshops! Every [...]

REGISTRATION FULL Learn how to take stunning photos during your summer travels with tips from a professional photographer! We'll discover how to get the most [...]

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 [...]

OUTDOOR PROGRAM (weather permitting) Looking for a break from making dinner evening after a long day of work and and camp?!? Then join us on [...]

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 [...]

This event has been POSTPONED. Explore the creative possibilities of origami, the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures. During this workshop, [...]

REGISTRATION AND WAITLIST FULL You don’t have to travel very far to learn and discover — this region is home to dozens of attractions offering [...]

The registration and waitlist for this program are full. You won’t need the floo network to participate in this summer's Harry Potter-themed robotics workshops! Smoking potions, [...]

The Mark Twain Library's Family Checkout Chat & Chew is a relaxing way to start your summer week with breakfast, friends, toys and books. We'll [...]

Join us at the Mark Twain Library for Summer Build-It! It's an hour of building and free play with our amazing toys such as Legos, [...]

Join us to make deliciously decadent red white and blue ice cream sundaes in honor of July 4th! We'll start out with some fun red [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Wear head to toe red white and blue (or anything in-between) and make star wands! Then, we'll watch mini movies where stars shine brightly! These [...]

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

Science and stories collide in this all new, interactive STEM show for Summer Reading ’24!Join us on a treasure-hunting adventure deep within the jungle! The [...]