ANNUAL APPEAL 2026
Where Your Connections Begin

When Mark Twain founded our library — the cultural heart of Redding — he envisioned a place where connections begin. For more than a century, neighbors have gathered here to learn, discover, and share in the life of our small community. Today, those connections thrive because of supporters like you. Your gift ensures that enriching programs, lifelong learning, and welcoming spaces continue to bring us together.

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Upcoming Programs

Wowbrary

Sign up for our weekly Wowbrary list of new books, movies, music. Use Wowbrary to link to Amazon and a percentage of your purchases are donated to the library.

Online Library

    Use your library card to instantly borrow free digital eBooks, audiobooks, digital video (movies and TV shows), music and comics through our partnership with Hoopla.  (Access by app or website)


      Libby is a reading app for borrowing eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and streaming content such as IndieFlix, Qello Concerts and The Great Courses from Bibliomation’s OverDrive collection.  You may use Libby on a desktop, laptop, Mac, Kindle or on a mobile device using the Libby app.  Please sign in to Libby for the spectrum of offerings. 
      (Access by app or website)

       Use your library card to stream video from Hollywood blockbusters to early silent-era, short films, educational documentaries, and must-watch series. Children and their grown ups can enjoy Kanopy Kids with a generous viewing period and parental controls.

      Fundraisers

      Frog Frolic

      The Library holds a “children’s country fair” each year, for the general benefit of the library. Crafts, rides, games, and other activities designed for children of all ages are offered at the Redding Community Center, rain or shine.

      Book Fair

      The Mark Twain Library Book Fair is the oldest – and one of the largest – in New England. Held annually on Labor Day Weekend, it is one of the library’s biggest fundraisers. 365 days a year, access our Amazon Book Store

      Art Show

      Take inspired works of art; a Library magically transformed into a sparkling, vibrant gallery; add infectious community enthusiasm… Put it all together and the result is the Library’s Annual Art Show fundraiser.

      Pudd’nhead Festival

      The Pudd’nhead Festival was founded in 2014 by NY Times Bestselling author, actor, and comedian Michael Ian Black. The centerpiece of the Festival is the Pudd’nhead Prize for Outstanding Humor.

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      Samuel Clemens, known to readers around the world as Mark Twain, moved to Redding in 1908, and shortly after founded the Mark Twain Library Association.

      Learn about the founder of our Library, Mark Twain

      Samuel Clemens, known to readers around the world as Mark Twain, moved to Redding in 1908, and shortly after founded the Mark Twain Library Association.

      Learn about the founder of our Library, Mark Twain