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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 [...]
Birth- 24 Months Story Time (6-Week Winter Session)
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 Winter 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 Winter 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, [...]
It Takes A Village (In-Person)
January 5    
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village Fridays in January from 9:30 a.m.  to 11:00 a.m. This program is presented in partnership with the Town [...]
Hot Chocolate Kindergarten Story Time
Let's get cozy with hot chocolate and a good book or two! Kindergarteners, come to the Mark Twain Library and make your own (not too) [...]
MTL Youth Chess Club (Recommended for Grades 4-8) IN PERSON Program
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 [...]
Adult Chess Club (In-person)
January 8    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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 Writers' Group (Virtual)
January 8    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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 [...]
Exploring McCartney: Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)
January 9    
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 [...]
Family Story Time (birth-5)
January 10    
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 [...]
MTL Cookbook Club: "Everyday Dorie" by Dorie Greenspan (In-person)
January 10    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join us for our new MTL Cookbook Club – part book club, part culinary tasting!  Each meeting will focus on a particular cookbook from the [...]
Women and Money Roundtable: How to Make Sense of Today’s Financial Markets (Virtual)
January 10    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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 families [...]
Cooking with the Thirsty Radish — Snow Day Favorites (Virtual)
January 10    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below Join us virtually as we welcome back Vanessa Young from The Thirsty Radish for a three-part cooking series that celebrates the coziness [...]
Birth- 24 Months Story Time (6-Week Winter Session)
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 Winter Session)
January 11    
11:00 am - 11:30 am
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 Winter 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, [...]
It Takes A Village (In-Person)
January 12    
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village Fridays in January from 9:30 a.m.  to 11:00 a.m. This program is presented in partnership with the Town [...]
Golf-the-Stacks Robotics Workshops (Grades 5-8) In-Person 6-Part Series: 10/6, 11/17, 12/15, 1/12, 2/9, 3/1 REGISTRATION FULL
January 12    
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
REGISTRATION FULL. Join us at the library for a six-part, build-your-own hole for a mini golf course! Golf-the-Stacks will be a playable mini golf course [...]
(POSTPONED to 3/3) Activism in Poetry Workshop Series (Grades 5-8, IN-PERSON Program)
January 14    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
We have postponed this program to Sunday 3/3. Calling all poets and poetry lovers! The Mark Twain Library is hosting a series of poetry seminars [...]
Snack and Study: Extended Hours For Barlow Mid-Year Exams (No Registration Required)
January 15 - January 18    
All Day
We invite Barlow students to come to the Mark Twain Library for snacks and a quiet study area during extended hours for mid-year exams. We [...]
MTL Youth Chess Club (Recommended for Grades 4-8) IN PERSON Program
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 [...]
Adult Chess Club (In-person)
January 15    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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 [...]
CANCELED - World Affairs Forum (In-person)
January 15    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Registration Required Below Join our popular international relations discussion group modeled on the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decisions. This seven-session series will cover an array [...]
Exploring McCartney: Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)
January 16    
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 [...]
Family Story Time (birth-5)
January 17    
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 [...]
Cyber 101 — Part I: Choosing Devices & Internet Security (In-Person)
January 17    
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Registration Required Below Malware... phishing... ransomware? As online threats become more complex and persistent, it's important to keep updated on current methods of protecting online [...]
History Book Club — 'The Warmth of Other Suns' (In-Person)
January 17    
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 [...]
Birth- 24 Months Story Time (6-Week Winter Session)
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 Winter Session)
January 18    
11:00 am - 11:30 am
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 Winter 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, [...]
Let's Talk : Modern Motherhood (In-Person)
January 18    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below Library Director Erin Dummeyer sits down for a no-holds-barred conversation on the triumphs and travails of modern motherhood with Carolyn Prusa, author [...]
It Takes A Village (In-Person)
January 19    
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village Fridays in January from 9:30 a.m.  to 11:00 a.m. This program is presented in partnership with the Town [...]
Teen Origami Workshop with Masako (Grades 5-12)
January 19    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Please register below. Back by popular demand! Local origami expert, Masako, will teach participants to make winter-themed origami pieces. No experience necessary to participate. Registration is [...]
Kindergarten Story Time
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 [...]
MTL Youth Chess Club (Recommended for Grades 4-8) IN PERSON Program
January 22    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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 [...]
Adult Chess Club (In-person)
January 22    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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 Writers' Group (Virtual)
January 22    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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 [...]
Exploring McCartney: Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)
January 23    
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 [...]
Cyber 101 — Part II: Malware, Viruses & Anti-Virus Software (In-Person)
January 24    
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Registration Required Below Malware... phishing... ransomware? As online threats become more complex and persistent, it's important to keep updated on current methods of protecting online [...]
Birth- 24 Months Story Time (6-Week Winter Session)
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 Winter Session)
January 25    
11:00 am - 11:30 am
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 Winter 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, [...]
POSTPONED ~ A Black Soldier's Revolutionary War Experience (In-Person)
POSTPONED - NEW DATE TO BE DETERMINED SOON MTL's History Close to Home Series Watch history come to life as Historian Kevin Johnson presents: A [...]
It Takes A Village (In-Person)
January 26    
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village Fridays in January from 9:30 a.m.  to 11:00 a.m. This program is presented in partnership with the Town [...]
Classics Book Club: 'Robinson Crusoe' (In-Person)
January 26    
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 [...]
Nutmeg Nominee Book Club (Grades 5-8; Meets 1/26, 2/16, 3/22, 4/5)
January 26    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Please register below. During this fun, interactive program, we will read, discuss books, socialize, and do activities, all while enjoying lots of tasty snacks! We'll have [...]
Make Winter Wonderland Gingerbread Houses with Joel Barlow's Habitat for Humanity Chapter! (Grades 2-4)
Registration required below. Come make winter wonderland gingerbread houses with members of the Joel Barlow High School Habitat for Humanity chapter! There will be a [...]
MTL Youth Chess Club (Recommended for Grades 4-8) IN PERSON Program
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 [...]
Adult Chess Club (In-person)
January 29    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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 [...]
Meet the Redding Board of Finance: RES/JRMS Parent Chat & Chew (Virtual)
Registration Required Below It is that time of year again; another school budget will be voted on this spring.  Join us and meet members of [...]
Meet the Redding Board of Finance: RES/JRMS Parent Chat & Chew (In-Person)
Registration Recommended Below It is that time of year again; another school budget will be voted on this spring.  Join us and meet members of [...]
The Digital SAT vs. ACT (Teens and Adults)
January 29    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Please register below to receive a Zoom meeting invitation the day of the event. During this program, Priyanka Shingala of Let's Talk College, LLC will cover the new testing process. This [...]
Exploring McCartney: Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)
January 30    
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 [...]
Jazz Journeys with David Morgan (In-Person)
January 30    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration Required Below Embark on a soulful journey of enchanting melodies and smooth rhythms with David Morgan, a Redding resident and accomplished jazz pianist. Held [...]
ChatGPT: How It's Changing the World (Virtual)
January 30    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below ChatGPT debuted in November 2022 and in just over a year, it has captured the imagination of the world. Get an overview [...]
ChatGPT: How It's Changing the World (In-Person)
January 30    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below ChatGPT debuted in November 2022 and in just over a year, it has captured the imagination of the world. Get an overview [...]
Cyber 101 — Part III: Internet Security (In-Person)
January 31    
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Registration Required Below Malware... phishing... ransomware? As online threats become more complex and persistent, it's important to keep updated on current methods of protecting online [...]
Behavioral Health Roundtable Discussion with Redding Prevention Council and Western Connecticut Coalition (IN-PERSON Program Registration)
Please register below. The newly formed Redding Prevention Council invites you to join us for a moderated roundtable discussion that will help guide us toward [...]
Behavioral Health Roundtable Discussion with Redding Prevention Council and Western Connecticut Coalition (VIRTUAL Program Registration)
Please register below. Participants will receive a Zoom meeting link the day of the program. The newly formed Redding Prevention Council invites you to join [...]
Birth- 24 Months Story Time (6-Week Winter Session)
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 Winter Session)
February 1    
11:00 am - 11:30 am
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 [...]
Sit to Be Fit: A Chair Yoga Series with Viki (Virtual)
February 1    
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
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 [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Winter 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, [...]
Scrabble Tips: Experts Share Strategies (In-Person)
February 1    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below Do your Scrabble games leave you feeling scrambled? Do triple-word scores elude you? Are you tired of humiliating losses to wordy bookworms [...]
It Takes a Village
February 2    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:030 a.m. This program is presented in partnership with the Town of Redding [...]
POSTPONED Celebrate Black History Month by Building Your Own History Book! (Recommended for Children, Teens and Adults-Grades 4 and Up)
This program has been POSTPONED. Come celebrate Black History Month at the library with an interactive and fun test-your-knowledge program using a beautiful Build-Your-Own-History sticker [...]
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