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Build-It with Bus from RES to MTL (Grades K-4)
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 [...]
Creative Collective Discussion Group: "Free Play" (Virtual)
February 25    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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 [...]
Yale Science in the News: Uncovering the Secrets of Life — How Molecules Shape Our Lives (Virtual)
February 25    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below We all know that proteins are an essential part of a post-workout routine, but  they also play a crucial role in overall [...]
Family Story Time (birth-5)
February 26    
10:30 am - 11:10 am
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 [...]
Cultural Connections — An Introduction to The Museum Of Bad Art (In-Person)
February 26    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below The Museum Of Bad Art is a curated collection of interesting art found in thrift stores, yard sales, piles of roadside trash, [...]
Classics Book Club: 'Heart of Darkness' (In-Person)
February 28    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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 [...]
Friday Games - UNO
February 28    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
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 friends [...]
The Allen and Helen Hermes Arts Series presents: Yale's Whim 'n Rhythm (In-Person)
March 2    
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The Allen and Helen Hermes Arts Series is pleased to welcome back Yale University's Whim 'n Rhythm, an a cappella group featuring the University's best [...]
Kindergarten Story Time & Taking the bus from RES! (for Kindergarteners)
Kindergartners, we'll gather together for a relaxing afternoon of books, stories, songs and snacks! The Kindergarteners will attend this program without an adult. Children who [...]
Magazine Art - Gr. 5&6
March 3    
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Let’s get silly! Cut out facial features and accessories from magazines to recreate funny faces Registration is required.
Great Decisions: Foreign Policy Discussion Group (In-Person)
March 3    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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, [...]
Creative Collective Discussion Group: "Free Play" (Virtual)
March 4    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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 [...]
Understanding Our Schools: A Conversation on the Budget (In-Person)
Registration Required Below Join us for an informative session as Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Jason McKinnon presents an overview of the 2025-2026 Redding school budget [...]
Understanding Our Schools: A Conversation on the Budget (Virtual)
Registration Required Below Join us for an informative session as Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Jason McKinnon presents an overview of the 2025-2026 Redding school budget [...]
Family Story Time (birth-5)
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 [...]
MTL Cookbook Club: "Jubliee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking" (In-person)
March 5    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join us for the MTL Cookbook Club – part book club, part culinary tasting!  Each meeting will focus on a particular cookbook from the Library's [...]
An Evening of True Crime: Peter Houlahan in Conversation with Tom Mellana (In-Person)
March 5    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below Join us for a compelling evening with Redding resident and bestselling author Peter Houlahan as he discusses his latest true crime book, [...]
DIY Geodes - Gr. 5&6
March 6    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Time for science! Come make your own crystals using simple kitchen ingredients. Registration is required.
DIY Geodes - Gr. 7+
March 6    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Time for science! Come make your own crystals using simple kitchen ingredients. Registration is required.
Revived French Cooking: A Uniquely Curated Culinary Adventure (In-person)
March 6    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Embark on a delicious journey to the culinary heart of France! Join Tastebudsct for a captivating cooking demonstration where you'll learn to create classic French [...]
Friday Games - Majority Rules
March 7    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
"Only one can move forward. And the majority wins" Vote with your friends on things never compared before to determine what you can't live without [...]
Seed plantings - Gr. 5&6
March 10    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Spring is coming, and so is National Plant a Flower Day. What better way to prepare than to plant some seeds! You’ll even get to [...]
Seed plantings - Gr. 7+
March 10    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Spring is coming, and so is National Plant a Flower Day. What better way to prepare than to plant some seeds! You’ll even get to [...]
Creative Collective Discussion Group: "Free Play" (Virtual)
March 11    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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 [...]
Redding Reads Scripts (In-Person)
March 11    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Registration Required Below Release your inner thespian and join the MTL's Script Reading Group! Participating in this group will allow you to experience stage shows in a [...]
Sashiko Embroidery Workshop (In-Person)
March 11    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Discover the timeless beauty of Sashiko, a traditional Japanese technique of mending and embroidery that transforms simple stitches into bold, geometric patterns. In this hands-on [...]
Family Story Time (birth-5)
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 [...]
Power of Reset — How to Change What's Not Working with Author Dan Heath (Virtual)
March 12    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Are you ready for a revolutionary guide to fixing what’s not working—in systems and processes, organizations and companies, and even in our daily lives? Join [...]
Exploring Generational Trauma with Acclaimed Author Nikkya Hargrove (In-Person)
March 12    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below  This program is co-sponsored by Bethel CT Pride Acclaimed writer and advocate Nikkya Hargrove explores generational trauma and the power of breaking [...]
13 Mar
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 [...]
2-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
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 [...]
Cozy Flow: A Winter Yoga Journey with Viki (Virtual)
March 13    
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
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 [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
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, [...]
Popcorn Party
March 13    
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Today is National Popcorn Lovers Day and we are having a popcorn party to celebrate! Treats will include…you guessed it…popcorn! We’ll also play a fun [...]
Friday Games - Tenzi
March 14    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Pick a number, or two, or three….Ready? Set? Roll! Our Friday Game is Tenzi, a fast paced dice game with the potential for a challenge. [...]
Winter Wonderland Hikes - Redding Community Hiking Club (Off-Site)
March 15    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
*Registration will close for this hike on Thursday, March 13 at 4:00 pm The Redding Community Hiking Club, a collaboration between the Redding Land Trust, [...]
Green Cupcake Decorating Story Time! with Bus from RES to MTL (Grades K-4)
Wear green! Think green! Eat green! We're all about the color green today with greenish stories, crafts, and snacks! SNACKS: Vanilla cupcakes with green frosting [...]
Painted Bird Houses - Gr. 5&6
March 17    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join us in welcoming the start of spring by painting your own bird house. Supplies are provided. Registration is required.
Painted Bird Houses - Gr. 7+
March 17    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join us in welcoming the start of spring by painting your own bird house. Supplies are provided. Registration is required.
Great Decissions: Foreign Policy Discussion Group (In-Person)
March 17    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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, [...]
Creative Collective Discussion Group: "Free Play" (Virtual)
March 18    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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 [...]
College Prep - College Application Timeline Workshop (Virtual)
March 18    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Let's face it, the college application process can sound complicated even on a good day! In this program, Priyanka Shingala of Let's Talk College, LLC [...]
Family Story Time (birth-5)
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 [...]
Nature Book Club — 'The Hidden Life of Trees' (Off-Site)
March 19    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
LOCATION: New Pond Farm Education Center Created in partnership with New Pond Farm Education Center and Redding Land Trust Join us to celebrate the seasons! [...]
POSTPONED ~ Global Warming — Local Impacts (In-Person)
March 19    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below Climate change is a global challenge, but its effects can also be experienced on a local level. Join us as Priti Kiefer, [...]
History Book Club — 'Valiant Ambition' (In-Person)
March 19    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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 [...]
20 Mar
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 [...]
2-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
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 [...]
Cozy Flow: A Winter Yoga Journey with Viki (Virtual)
March 20    
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
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 [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
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, [...]
How Women’s Liberation Transformed America: In Conversation with Clara Bingham (Virtual)
March 20    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us for a transformative conversation with award-winning journalist and author, Clara Bingham, as she chats with us about her new book, The Movement: How Women’s [...]
Paint Chip Poetry - Gr. 7+
March 20    
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Bring your creative juices - you get to be the poet for today’s paint chip poetry project, in honor of World Poetry Day!
It Takes a Village — A Gathering for New Parents
March 21    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
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 [...]
Friday Games - Apples to Apples
March 21    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
"The Game of Hilarious Comparisons" Come munch on snacks while playing a fun game of apples to apples with your friends. (Grades 5+) Registration is [...]
Pirate Party! with Bus from RES to MTL (Grades K-4)
Ahoy me hearties! Set sail for the Mark Twain Library to decorate a pirate sword, to eat afterschool pirate snacks, and to watch pirate Minimovies! [...]
Yarn Painting - Gr. 5&6
March 24    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Come be an artist and create beautiful paintings using string! What you create is a surprise!  Registration is required.
Yarn Painting - Gr. 7+
March 24    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Come be an artist and create beautiful paintings using string! What you create is a surprise!  Registration is required.
Creative Collective Discussion Group: "Free Play" (Virtual)
March 25    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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 [...]
TOPSTONE Family Story Time Co-Sponsored by the Redding Department of Parks & Rec (ages birth-5) WEATHER PERMITTING!
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 [...]
College Prep - The Digital SAT vs. ACT (Virtual)
March 25    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
With the SAT 100% digital, the ACT offering a digital option starting in April 2025, and the test-optional universities returning to test-required, there are quite [...]
Google Workspace Hacks for Small Business Owners
March 26    
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Registration Required Below Google Workspace is one of the most popular and powerful environments for business owners to operate on, but do you ever feel like [...]
Dreams We Chase: An Author Talk with Novelist Jennifer Weiner (Virtual)
March 26    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
You’re invited to a glimmering conversation with New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner as we chat about the signature emotional depth of her books that have [...]
27 Mar
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 [...]
2-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
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 [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
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, [...]
Color By Number - Gr. 5&6
March 27    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Spend your afternoon relaxing and snacking over some fun pixelated color by number pages. They may prove harder than you think! Registration is required.  
Color By Number - Gr. 7+
March 27    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Spend your afternoon relaxing and snacking over some fun pixelated color by number pages. They may prove harder than you think! Registration is required.  
Strike a Pose — Fashion in Art With ArtScapades (In-Person)
March 27    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below The Library welcomes back Artscapades for a captivating evening of art history! Robin Hoffman of Artscapades discusses the history of fashion in [...]
Classics Book Club: The Canterbury Tales (In-Person)
March 28    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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 [...]
Friday Games - UNO
March 28    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
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 [...]
Build-It with Bus from RES to MTL: A FOOD FREE PROGRAM (Grades K-4)
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 [...]
Newspaper Collages - Gr. 5&6
March 31    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Bring out your vintage side - make collages using newspaper clippings, whether photos or words. Grade 5 &6 Registration is required.
Wordsmith and Wonder: An Author Talk with Jodi Picoult (Virtual)
April 2    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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 [...]
03 Apr
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 [...]
2-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
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 [...]
Cozy Flow: A Winter Yoga Journey with Viki (Virtual)
April 3    
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
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 [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
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, [...]
Discover Five of Redding's Historic Homes (In-Person)
April 3    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Redding is home to some of the region’s most remarkable historic houses, each with a story to tell. Join us as our town’s co-historians, Bruce [...]
Discover Five of Redding's Historic Homes (Virtual)
April 3    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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 [...]
Friday Games - 5 Second Rule
April 4    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
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 [...]
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