Help us to continue providing high-quality programs and services by supporting this year’s Annual Appeal. Your generosity adds up to something special — for everyone in our community.
Choose the option that’s best for you:
• Give online. It’s fast, easy, and secure
• Print a form and return with your donation
• Return the giving envelope mailed to all Redding households
Our 2012 Annual Appeal letter explains how important you are to the Mark Twain Library...and how grateful we are for Friends!
BUTTERFLY STORYTIME
Wednesday, May 23rd at 1:30 pm
Listen to butterfly stories and make a butterfly craft. Watch our caterpillars as they build chrysalises and then hatch into beautiful butterflies! Ages 3 and up. Please call the Library at 203-938-2545 to sign up.
CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to Kai Bertschi and Katelyn Sun winners of our contest to guess how many Legos it takes to make a 6 foot Mark Twain. Correct answer 36,500. Come by and see Mr. Twain who is on display through the end of May. Thanks to the Mark Twain House in Hartford for the loan.
JAZZ INTERLUDE@MTL WITH DAVID MORGAN
From 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Wednesday May 23rd and Wednesday June 13th
As the weather gets warmer, come listen to some hot jazz sounds as the Mark Twain Library brings back local Jazz pianist David Morgan. His sessions are informal, including pieces by his favorites including Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis. Sign up is encouraged but not required
PHOTO EXHIBIT: THIS IS AFRICA
From May - June
The Mark Twain Library is currently displaying photos by Redding resident physician Jon Gordon. The photos were taken while on safari in Kenya and captured using a telescopic lens. They engage the viewer with the beauty of African wildlife captured unaware.
NEW! Click the TumbleBook logo above for 24/7 access to an online collection of more than 200 "talking" picture books, 90 foreign language books, and 90 readalong chapter books.
favorite new books, best reading bets and information about what's new at the library.
Bibliomation's downloadable eMedia catalog allows you to download eBooks or audio books. Go to their Digital Help and click on "My Help" if you're just getting started.
iCONN allows you to download audio books. If you are a new user set up an account then check the instructions to download the Digital Media Manager for your platform and you're ready to review new titles.
Local resident, Mathew Bruhin, measured Redding's trails using GPS and took photos to fulfill his Eagle Scout Project. The trail details are now available online to help you plan your next hike.
MARK TWAIN LIBRARY PHOTO GALLERY
A wonderful collection of photos taken at library programs and fundraising events. Share these memories.
CHESS LESSONS
Saturdays from 11:00 - 12:00
Cost: $18 per student
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS OF REDDING
From January to November, Mark Twain Library offers the use of a designated bulletin board for a display of photographs. Displays change every two months. Click here for the rules or for an application
