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Kindergarten Story Time & Taking the bus from RES! (for Kindergarteners)
March 30    
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm
Kindergartners, we'll gather together for a relaxing afternoon of books, stories, songs and snacks! The Kindergarteners will attend this program without an adult. SNACK: Pirate's [...]
Adult Chess Club (In-Person)
March 30    
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 [...]
Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)
March 31    
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 [...]
Weekly Drop-In Knitting Circle (In-Person)
March 31    
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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 [...]
DIY Coasters - Gr. 6+
March 31    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Need a place to set down your drink or bowl of cereal? Design your own coaster using yarn, and you'll have just the spot. Registration [...]
History of Hats Through the Centuries (In-Person)
March 31    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration Required Below Step into a world of style, status, and self-expression as we explore the fascinating history of hats for both men and women. [...]
Passport to CT Libraries
April 1 - April 30    
12:00 am
April 1-30 Passport to CT Libraries The MTL is participating in the Connecticut Library Association's challenge to visit as many libraries around the state as [...]
Early 9:30am Family Story Time (birth-5)
April 1    
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Registration Required It's time for Early Family Story Time! We'll sing, dance, and read together.  This event is designed for children birth - 5 but [...]
Family Story Time (birth-5)
April 1    
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 [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time WEDNESDAY (6-Week Session)
April 1    
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
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, [...]
Birth- 24 Months Story Time (6-Week Session)
April 2    
9:30 am - 10:00 am
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)
April 2    
10:30 am - 11:00 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 Session)
April 2    
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
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, [...]
Author Talk — On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts (Virtual)
April 2    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
You’re invited to join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National [...]
Easter Craft & Snack
April 2    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Hop on over to celebrate Easter - we'll be making sock bunnies and munching on fun themed snacks! Registration is required. Gr. 6+
Quantum Hypnosis — An Introduction (In-Person)
April 2    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
REGISTRATION REQUIRED BELOW Join us as Redding’s Caroline Besancon leads participants on a journey with a practice known as Quantum Hypnosis Healing Technique, or QHHT. [...]
Adult Chess Club (In-Person)
April 6    
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 [...]
Great Decisions: Foreign Policy Discussion Group (In-Person)
April 6    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Registration for this series is full. Watch for our next world affairs discussion group in the fall of 2026.  Join our popular Great Decisions series, [...]
Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)
April 7    
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 (ages birth-5) WEATHER PERMITTING!
April 7    
10:30 am - 11:00 am
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 [...]
Weekly Drop-In Knitting Circle (In-Person)
April 7    
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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 [...]
Bird Houses
April 7    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Spring is officially in the air, and April is National Garden Month. All month long we will be doing garden themed programs and today is [...]
Early 9:30am Family Story Time (birth-5)
April 8    
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Registration Required It's time for Early Family Story Time! We'll sing, dance, and read together.  This event is designed for children birth - 5 but [...]
Family Story Time (birth-5)
April 8    
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 [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time WEDNESDAY (6-Week Session)
April 8    
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
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, [...]
A Taste of 1776: Flavors of the Revolution (In-Person)
April 8    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below Please join us as we welcome back Catherine Macdonald, owner of Tastebudsct for a culinary journey to America's founding — a flavorful [...]
Birth- 24 Months Story Time (6-Week Session)
April 9    
9:30 am - 10:00 am
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)
April 9    
10:30 am - 11:00 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 [...]
The Art of Calm: Meditation with Ancient Wisdom for Modern Lifestyles (Virtual)
April 9    
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Registration Required Below Step away from the noise of daily life and give yourself the gift of peace. Join Jackie DeLise, CMMI & CMWI, for [...]
Fine Wine or Sour Grapes? Let's Talk About Aging
April 9    
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Registration Required Below *Join us for a special session with Redding resident Doug Renfield-Miller, as he discusses his workbook, Writing Your Own Ending, a comprehensive [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
April 9    
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
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, [...]
DIY Suncatchers
April 9    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Suncatchers are the perfect reminder of spring. Design your own using glass beads then admire your work as the sun hits. Registration is required. Gr. [...]
The Secret Lives of Artists Part II — An Allen & Helen Hermes Art Series Panel Discussion (In-Person)
April 9    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below Get to know some of the celebrated artists who live in our community! The Allen & Helen Hermes Art Series presents this [...]
The Secret Lives of Artists Part II — An Allen & Helen Hermes Art Series Panel Discussion (Virtual)
April 9    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below Get to know some of the celebrated artists who live in our community! The Allen & Helen Hermes Art Series presents this [...]
Spring Craft Kit Pickup: First Come, First Serve (Ages 3-10)
April 11 - April 19    
All Day
Get crafty at home with our spring craft kit! This kit has several fun springy craft kits for children. These craft kit are on a [...]
Spring Awakening Hikes — Redding Community Hiking Club (Off-Site)
April 11    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
*Registration Required Below. Registration closes on Thursday, April 9 at 4 pm Redding History Hike The Redding Community Hiking Club and Redding250 will celebrate our [...]
Cupcake Decorating
April 13    
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Spring break fun! Bring your friends to decorate cupcakes at MTL and play a fun game. All supplies are included, but registration IS required as [...]
Dying to Know!! — A Moderated Discussion Group on Death and Dying (In-person)
April 13    
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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. [...]
Adult Chess Club (In-Person)
April 13    
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' Workshop (Virtual)
April 13    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration Required Below The Mark Twain Library's Writers' Group meets twice a month alternating gathering at the Library and via Zoom. Second Monday of the [...]
Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)
April 14    
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)
April 14    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Registration Required Below New Participants Always Welcome!! Release your inner thespian and join the MTL's Script Reading Group! Participating in this group will allow you to experience [...]
Weekly Drop-In Knitting Circle (In-Person)
April 14    
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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 [...]
Author Talk —  Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft with Brad Taylor (Virtual)
April 14    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
You’re invited to join us for a conversation with Brad Taylor, a former Special Forces soldier and New York Times bestselling author, as he discusses his [...]
Appreciating our Natural Environment Series — Mapping Redding's Big Outdoors: `The Book of Trails, Updated' (In-Person)
April 14    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below The Redding Land Trust, New Pond Farm and Mark Twain Library present Appreciating our Natural Environment, a three-part series focusing on preserving the natural [...]
Early 9:30am Family Story Time (birth-5)
April 15    
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Registration Required It's time for Early Family Story Time! We'll sing, dance, and read together.  This event is designed for children birth - 5 but [...]
Family Story Time (birth-5)
April 15    
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 [...]
The Quiet Chapter Book Club – Read, Relax, Connect!
April 15    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Registration Required Below Take time to escape into the pages of a great book while enjoying the peaceful surroundings of the Mark Twain Library! Join [...]
Painted Pots
April 15    
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Another garden themed event to honor National Garden month - paint your own mini plant pot. What will you grow in it? Supplies included. Registration [...]
History Book Club — `Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin' (In-Person)
April 15    
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 Session)
April 16    
9:30 am - 10:00 am
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)
April 16    
10:30 am - 11:00 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 [...]
Listen Up! Jazz Appreciation — Allen & Helen Hermes Art Series (In-Person)
April 16    
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Registration Required Below Learn how to better appreciate jazz music, America's original art form, with Greg Wall, aka The Jazz Rabbi, who will lead an [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
April 16    
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
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 National Poetry Month — With Ira Joe Fisher (In-Person)
April 16    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. April is National Poetry Month, and what better way to celebrate than an [...]
It Takes a Village — A Gathering for New Parents (Off-Site)
April 17    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Registration Suggested Below It Takes a Village is a facilitated monthly gathering to support new parents as they navigate every aspect of parenting—pregnancy, postpartum, and [...]
Spring Awakening Hikes — Redding Community Hiking Club (Off-Site)
April 18    
11:10 am - 12:40 pm
Registration Required Below. Registration for this hike closes on Thursday, April 16 at 4 pm. Beaver Lodge Visit / Poliak Preserve Hike Location: Poliak Preserve [...]
Legos & Build-It with Bus from RES to MTL (Grades K-4)
April 20    
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm
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 [...]
Adult Chess Club (In-Person)
April 20    
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 [...]
Great Decisions: Foreign Policy Discussion Group (In-Person)
April 20    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Registration for this series is full. Watch for our next world affairs discussion group in the fall of 2026.  Join our popular Great Decisions series, [...]
Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)
April 21    
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 (ages birth-5) WEATHER PERMITTING!
April 21    
10:30 am - 11:00 am
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 [...]
Weekly Drop-In Knitting Circle (In-Person)
April 21    
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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 [...]
Seed Bombs
April 21    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
In honor of Earth Day, we are making our own seed bombs! Come ready to get a little messy in order to sprout your next [...]
K.R.A.B.S (Kids Raving About Books) for 4th, 5th and 6th Graders
April 21    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
4th, 5th, and 6th graders are invited to attend our monthly book discussion group for younger readers on April 21st, to browse through new books, [...]
Yale Science in the News: The Chocolate Factory — Cellular Machines and Transporters (Virtual)
April 21    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below Cells may be tiny, but inside each one is a bustling chocolate factory that keeps our bodies running. Only the “chocolates” here [...]
Early 9:30am Family Story Time (birth-5)
April 22    
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Registration Required It's time for Early Family Story Time! We'll sing, dance, and read together.  This event is designed for children birth - 5 but [...]
Family Story Time (birth-5)
April 22    
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 Safety Open Forum (In-Person)
April 22    
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Drop-In! No Registration Required Join us for a new Open Forum focused on cyber safety and everyday digital confidence with our Director of Technology George [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time WEDNESDAY (6-Week Session)
April 22    
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
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, [...]
Author Talk — Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions with Miranda Cowley Heller (Virtual)
April 22    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, [...]
BOOKSTERS
Are you a third grader who loves to read? Then we invite you to join the BOOKSTERS! This is the Mark Twain Library's book discussion [...]
250 Years of American Music: Part II — Copland & Bernstein (In-Person)
April 22    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below To celebrate America's 250th anniversary, Professor and Musicologist Gil Harel presents a three-part series exploring the bold, evolving voice of American composers and [...]
250 Years of American Music — Part II: Copland & Bernstein (Virtual)
April 22    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below To celebrate America's 250th anniversary, Professor and Musicologist Gil Harel presents a three-part series exploring the bold, evolving voice of American composers and [...]
Birth- 24 Months Story Time (6-Week Session)
April 23    
9:30 am - 10:00 am
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)
April 23    
10:30 am - 11:00 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 [...]
The Art of Calm: Meditation with Ancient Wisdom for Modern Lifestyles (Virtual)
April 23    
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Registration Required Below Step away from the noise of daily life and give yourself the gift of peace. Join Jackie DeLise, CMMI & CMWI, for [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
April 23    
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
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, [...]
No-Bake Treat
April 23    
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Classics Book Club: "The Master and Margarita" (In-Person)
April 24    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
$0.00
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 [...]
Half Day Game
April 24    
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
$0.00
It's Tenzi time! Pick a number, or two, or three….Ready? Set? Roll! Today we are playing Tenzi, a fast paced dice game with the potential for [...]
Bean Mosaic
April 27    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$0.00
Let's get creative with beans! We will be making artwork using dry beans, where you'll design an image and bring it to life using paint. [...]
Adult Chess Club (In-Person)
April 27    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
$0.00
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' Workshop (In-Person)
April 27    
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
$0.00
Registration Required Below The Mark Twain Library's Writers' Group meets twice a month alternating gathering at the Library and via Zoom. Second Monday of the [...]
Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)
April 28    
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
$0.00
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 [...]
Weekly Drop-In Knitting Circle (In-Person)
April 28    
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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 [...]
Altered Book Workshop with Sarah Upson (In-Person)
April 28    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration Required below Ever wonder what magic hides inside an old loved book? In this hands-on altered book workshop, you’ll transform a discarded book into [...]
Early 9:30am Family Story Time (birth-5)
April 29    
9:30 am - 10:00 am
$0.00
Registration Required It's time for Early Family Story Time! We'll sing, dance, and read together.  This event is designed for children birth - 5 but [...]
Family Story Time (birth-5)
April 29    
10:30 am - 11:10 am
$0.00
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 [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time WEDNESDAY (6-Week Session)
April 29    
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
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, [...]
Food for Thought: Nutrition for Memory & Brain Health (In-Person)
April 29    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
$0.00
Registration Required Below In Partnership with The Town of Redding's Heritage Center Can the right foods help us think more clearly and remember more easily? [...]
Garden Rock Painting
April 29    
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
$0.00
Add a touch of fun to your garden - our last program in celebration of National Garden Month is rock painting. Every rock is unique [...]
Birth- 24 Months Story Time (6-Week Session)
April 30    
9:30 am - 10:00 am
$0.00
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)
April 30    
10:30 am - 11:00 am
$0.00
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 [...]
Easy Flow Yoga with Viki (Virtual)
April 30    
11:00 am - 11:45 am
$0.00
Please note the new start time of 11 a.m. Registration Required Below Want to free yourself from tension and stress? Lose weight? Build strength and [...]
3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)
April 30    
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
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, [...]
Charles Ives — Redding's Modernist Master (In-Person)
April 30    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
$0.00
Registration Required Below   Learn about the local places, people and events that influenced Charles Edward Ives, the internationally renowned Modernist musical composer who called [...]
Charles Ives — Redding's Modernist Master (Virtual)
April 30    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
$0.00
Registration Required Below   Learn about the local places, people and events that influenced Charles Edward Ives, the internationally renowned Modernist musical composer who called [...]
Author Talk — On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience (Virtual)
April 30    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
A conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds, as he discusses his latest work, Coach, the fifth — and final — book in the highly popular [...]
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