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 [...]

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 Have fun and make friends while cultivating your creativity in our weekly group discussions about art, creativity and so much more! Our [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Hop on over to celebrate Easter - we'll be making sock bunnies and munching on fun themed snacks! Registration is required. Gr. 6+

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. [...]

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 series is full. Watch for our next world affairs discussion group in the fall of 2026.  Join our popular Great Decisions series, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Registration Required Below Step away from the noise of daily life and give yourself the gift of peace. Join Jackie DeLise, CMMI & CMWI, for [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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. [...]

Registration Required Below Get to know some of the celebrated artists who live in our community! The Allen & Helen Hermes Art Series presents this [...]

Registration Required Below Get to know some of the celebrated artists who live in our community! The Allen & Helen Hermes Art Series presents this [...]

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 [...]

*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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 The Mark Twain Library's Writers' Group meets twice a month alternating gathering at the Library and via Zoom. Second Monday of the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 Take time to escape into the pages of a great book while enjoying the peaceful surroundings of the Mark Twain Library! Join [...]

Another garden themed event to honor National Garden month - paint your own mini plant pot. What will you grow in it? Supplies included. Registration [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Registration Required Below. Registration for this hike closes on Thursday, April 16 at 4 pm. Beaver Lodge Visit / Poliak Preserve Hike Location: Poliak Preserve [...]

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 [...]

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 series is full. Watch for our next world affairs discussion group in the fall of 2026.  Join our popular Great Decisions series, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Registration Required Below Step away from the noise of daily life and give yourself the gift of peace. Join Jackie DeLise, CMMI & CMWI, for [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 The Mark Twain Library's Writers' Group meets twice a month alternating gathering at the Library and via Zoom. Second Monday of the [...]

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 [...]

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 Ever wonder what magic hides inside an old loved book? In this hands-on altered book workshop, you’ll transform a discarded book into [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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? [...]

Add a touch of fun to your garden - our last program in celebration of National Garden Month is rock painting. Every rock is unique [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Registration Required Below   Learn about the local places, people and events that influenced Charles Edward Ives, the internationally renowned Modernist musical composer who called [...]

Registration Required Below   Learn about the local places, people and events that influenced Charles Edward Ives, the internationally renowned Modernist musical composer who called [...]

A conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds, as he discusses his latest work, Coach, the fifth — and final — book in the highly popular [...]