Calling all teens! Come enjoy an afternoon outside designing your own tie dye creation. Medium t-shirts provided, or feel free to bring your own (or [...]

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 for Session I is CLOSED. Click here to sign up for Session II in August.  Looking for a fun new challenge this summer? Join [...]

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 [...]

Join us in virtual conversation with bestselling author Dr. Marisa Franco, one of the world’s leading experts in human connection. Her book, Platonic: How the Science [...]

Don’t miss a step—dancing begins promptly at 6:30! Registration Required Below Step onto the dance floor this summer for a fun and welcoming evening of [...]

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 [...]

Grab a brush and get creative! Teens are invited to an open painting event where they can paint their own masterpiece while enjoying time with [...]

NEW GROUP! Registration encouraged but drop ins welcome. Register below Redding B2B brings together local business owners, professionals, and entrepreneurs who believe that strong relationships and [...]

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 [...]

Looking for a fun new challenge this summer? Join us at the Library for a beginner-friendly introduction to the fascinating game of Mah Jongg! Equal [...]

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 [...]

Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon [...]

Teens are invited to a keychain making program! Use beads and charms to design a fun accessory for any bag! All supplies provided. Registration required. [...]

Don’t miss a step—dancing begins promptly at 6:30! Registration Required Below Step onto the dance floor this summer for a fun and welcoming evening of [...]

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 Recommended for adults and high school students Get stronger this summer with free Pilates sessions at the Library!  These classes are designed [...]

Registration Required Below Join author and cartoonist Em Sauter for a journey into hops, the seemingly magical plant that has been flavoring beer and aiding [...]

Registration Required Below Give yourself the gift of CALM. Join Jackie DeLise for a complementary and nourishing Meditation and Mindfulness class, as she guides you [...]

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BELOW AND WILL CLOSE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, AT 4 PM. Local Ecology, History Highlights and Butterflies Location: Norwalk River Trail Parking/Gathering [...]

Registration Required Below The Allen and Helen Hermes Arts Series is pleased to present a Summer Musical Cabaret featuring The Naugatuck Valley Cabaret Singers with [...]

Roll, slice, and taste! Join us as we make fresh veggie sushi from scratch with Mr. Matt! Learn the techniques, try new ingredients, and enjoy [...]

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 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 New Participants Always Welcome! Release your inner thespian and join MTL's Script Reading Group! Participating in this group will allow you to [...]

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 Summer fruit belongs in both sweet and savory dishes! Learn to incorporate seasonal fruit into an abundant salad with marinated chicken (or [...]

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 [...]

Registration Required Below Stretch, move and find your center with gentle yoga at the Library this summer. Join us as Redding's Nancy Schur of Peaceable [...]

Looking for the purr-fect way to spend your day? Come meet, cuddle and play with some furry feline friends from Rock N’ Rescue! Don’t forget [...]

You're invited to movie Monday! Come watch High School Musical at MTL and enjoy popcorn with friends. Registration is required. Gr. 5+

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 Session II is now CLOSED. Looking for a fun new challenge this summer? Join us at the Library for a beginner-friendly introduction to [...]

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 [...]

Don’t miss a step—dancing begins promptly at 6:30! Step onto the dance floor this summer for a fun and welcoming evening of ballroom dancing! Led [...]

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 [...]

Registration Required Below Recommended for adults and high school students Get stronger this summer with free Pilates sessions at the Library!  These classes are designed [...]

Soon-to-be Kindergartners, let's gather together for a relaxing afternoon of books, stories and songs. This program is for independent Kindergarteners who will attend without their [...]

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 This summer, have fun and make friends while cultivating your creativity in our weekly group discussions about art, literature, technology, film, architecture, [...]

Registration for Session II is now CLOSED. Looking for a fun new challenge this summer? Join us at the Library for a beginner-friendly introduction to [...]

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 When Trees Testify, award-winning plant biologist Beronda L. Montgomery explores the ways seven trees, as well as the cotton shrub, are intertwined with Black [...]

Join us for a back to school craft! Get ready to tackle each day with DIY marbled pencils, a fun twist on a classroom staple. [...]

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 [...]

Join us for a thrilling conversation with acclaimed author Lucy Foley as we delve into her brand-new Miss Marple mystery, Murder at the Grand Alpine [...]

Kick off the new school year playing everyone’s favorite game. We’ll mingle and enjoy snacks while anticipating the first to yell BINGO! Don’t forget to [...]

Come play Dungeons and Dragons at MTL. We are trying our hand at this favorite imaginative game, and looking for a group to take on [...]

Registration Required Below Celebrate America's 250th anniversary with an evening of Americana — a musical journey through the sounds and stories of our nation's artistic [...]

August Full Moon Walk! Location: Couch Hill Preserve, Redding 7Parking/Gathering Location: To be provided with registration Start Time: Hike will begin promptly at 8:30 p.m. [...]

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 This summer, have fun and make friends while cultivating your creativity in our weekly group discussions about art, literature, technology, film, architecture, [...]

NEW GROUP! Registration encouraged but drop ins welcome. Register below Redding B2B brings together local business owners, professionals, and entrepreneurs who believe that strong relationships and [...]

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 Join us for a virtual conversation with Author and Award-Winning Historian David O. Stewart, as he discusses his newest work, The Democracy [...]

Registration Required Below Give yourself the gift of CALM. Join Jackie DeLise for a complementary and nourishing Meditation and Mindfulness class, as she guides you [...]

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 Join us for the MTL Cookbook Club – part book club, part culinary tasting!  Each meeting will focus on a particular cookbook [...]

Registration Required Below Learn how to make meals more joyful, intentional and nourishing through practical steps and creative inspiration. We will explore ways to make [...]

Our youngest patrons and their caregivers will play and enjoy music and stories through singing, movement games, finger plays, nursery rhymes, and books. Older siblings [...]

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, [...]

65th Annual Mark Twain Library Book Fair Labor Day weekend dates are Friday September 4, 2026 to Monday, September 7, 2026 Over 60,000 books for [...]

65th Annual Mark Twain Library Book Fair Labor Day weekend dates are Friday September 4, 2026 to Monday, September 7, 2026 Over 60,000 books for [...]