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Author Natasha Higginbotham's Book Signing of her new Christmas Book

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 3:30pm - 6:00pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Author Talks & Book Clubs
Age Group:
Youth, Babies & Toddlers (0-3 years), Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years), Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years), Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years)

Join us congratulating Natasha Higginbotham on her new Christmas book . . . more to come!   

Purchase a copy for yourself and as a gift and get them autographed!

Family Bingo Night

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Tabletop & Video Games
Age Group:
Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years), Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Join us every second Thursday at 4pm for Family Bingo Night! Win small prizes and have a blast with your family during this exciting new program run by our own Jo Saucier!

Santa Claus

Waveland's Holiday Tree Celebration with Santa

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
WV Meeting Room at Waveland Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural & Social
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (0-3 years), Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years), Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years)

Come and join us for our Holiday Tree Celebration with Santa. We will take your picture with Santa and print it for you on the spot. You can also enjoy holiday crafts, punch, and cookies.

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Sit, Stay, Read

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
BSL Children's Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Youth, Children (6-9 years)
Sit, Stay, Read:

Join the Visiting Pet Teams of South Mississippi as young readers share stories with Certified Therapy Dogs.  Early and tentative readers will gain confidence and practice wit...

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Hancock County Homeschool Meetup!

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills
Age Group:
Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years), Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years), Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Come one, come all, to the Kiln Library to "meetup" and socialize with homeschool students (ages 5-19) in our area! This is an opportunity for homeschool families to meet and network about everything homeschool and more.

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Kiln Library Holiday Tree Celebration with Santa!

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural & Social
Age Group:
Youth, Babies & Toddlers (0-3 years), Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years), Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years), Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Y’all Aboard for a Magical Holiday Celebration!

Observance - Christmas Eve

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for Christmas Eve.  

Closing

Observance - Christmas Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—Christmas Day.  

Closing

Observance - Christmas Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—Christmas Day.  

Closing
Happy New Year!

Noon Year's Eve

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural & Social
Age Group:
Youth, Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years), Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years)

Come bring in 2026 at the Kiln Library with our family-friendly Noon Year's Event this year! The children will start by making their own New Years crowns to wear for celebration. When 12:00 p.m.

Observance - New Year's Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—New Year's Day.  

Closing

Observance - New Year's Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—New Year's Day.  

Closing

Observance - Martin Luther King, Jr.

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday.

Closing

Observance - President's Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—President's Day.

Closing

Observance - Mardi Gras

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—Mardi Gras.

Closing
HCLS FAN-FEST 2026 logo (outline of Hancock County with Bay Bridge and exploding stars)

FAN★FEST 2026

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Author Talks & Book Clubs, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Science & Technology, Tabletop & Video Games
Age Group:
Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years), Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Join us for the eighth annual HCLS FAN-FEST, featuring comics, cosplay, gaming, and more!

 

Event updates can be found on our website at hcls.info/fan-fest

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Observance - Memorial Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—Memorial Day

Closing

Observance - Independence Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—Independence Day.  

Closing

Observance - Labor Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—Labor Day.

Closing

Observance - Veterans' Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—Veterans' Day.  

Closing

Observance - Christmas Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—Christmas Day.  

Closing

Observance - Christmas Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—Christmas Day.  

Closing

Observance - New Year's Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—New Year's Day.  

Closing

Observance - New Year's Day

All Day
Bay St. Louis Library, East Hancock Library, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, Waveland Library

All HCLS library branches will be closed for a State Holiday—New Year's Day.  

Closing