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This event is in the "Tweens (10-13 years)" group

Farm to Table: How to Make a Tasty Hamburger

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Education & Lifelong Learning, Gardening & Outdoors
Age Group:
Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years)

Learn where your food comes from with Traci from Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation! Kids will learn how the different parts of a hamburger are grown and produced, and receive a free coloring book! 

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
This event is in the "Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years)" group
This event is in the "Children (6-9 years)" group

Raúl the Third Virtual Author Talk (en Español)

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author Talks & Book Clubs, Cultural & Social, Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years), Children (6-9 years)
Summer Library Program:

Summer Library Program events are made possible in partnership with the Mississippi Library Commission and resources from the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP).

Enjoy a range of talks from bestselling authors, brought to you live and online by our partners at the Library Speakers Consortium.  All author talks are recorded and available for on-demand viewing.
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years)" group
This event is in the "Children (6-9 years)" group

Raúl the Third Virtual Author Talk

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author Talks & Book Clubs, Cultural & Social, Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years), Children (6-9 years)
Summer Library Program:

Summer Library Program events are made possible in partnership with the Mississippi Library Commission and resources from the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP).

Enjoy a range of talks from bestselling authors, brought to you live and online by our partners at the Library Speakers Consortium.  All author talks are recorded and available for on-demand viewing.
Virtual Event
This event is in the "Children (6-9 years)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (10-13 years)" group

Club CREATE

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years)
Summer Library Program:

Summer Library Program events are made possible in partnership with the Mississippi Library Commission and resources from the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP).

This event is in the "Children (6-9 years)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (10-13 years)" group

SLP Hattiesburg Zoo

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
WV Meeting Room at Waveland Library
Program Type:
Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years)
Summer Library Program:

Summer Library Program events are made possible in partnership with the Mississippi Library Commission and resources from the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP).

Educational program with small ambassador animals and biofacts.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers (0-3 years)" group
This event is in the "Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years)" group
This event is in the "Children (6-9 years)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (10-13 years)" group
This event is in the "Teens (14-18 years)" group
This event is in the "Adults (19+ years)" group
This event is in the "General Interest" group

SLP Hattiesburg Zoo and The Sweet Escape Snowballs!

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Education & Lifelong Learning
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
Summer Library Program:

Summer Library Program events are made possible in partnership with the Mississippi Library Commission and resources from the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP).

Our Summer Reading Program continues with a visit from the Hattiesburg zoo! Can you guess which animals will come? After a presentation with live animals, all visitors to the program will get a free small snowball from The Sweet Escape!

This event is in the "Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years)" group
This event is in the "Children (6-9 years)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (10-13 years)" group
This event is in the "Teens (14-18 years)" group
This event is in the "Adults (19+ years)" group
This event is in the "General Interest" group

Hancock County Homeschool Meetup!

Wednesday, August 20, 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.

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
This event is in the "Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years)" group
This event is in the "Children (6-9 years)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (10-13 years)" group
This event is in the "Teens (14-18 years)" group
This event is in the "Adults (19+ years)" group
This event is in the "General Interest" group

Hancock County Homeschool Meetup!

Wednesday, September 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.

This event is in the "Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years)" group
This event is in the "Children (6-9 years)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (10-13 years)" group
This event is in the "Teens (14-18 years)" group
This event is in the "Adults (19+ years)" group
This event is in the "General Interest" group

Hancock County Homeschool Meetup!

Wednesday, October 15, 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.

This event is in the "Youth" group
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers (0-3 years)" group
This event is in the "Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years)" group
This event is in the "Children (6-9 years)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (10-13 years)" group
This event is in the "Teens (14-18 years)" group
This event is in the "Adults (19+ years)" group
This event is in the "General Interest" group

Trunk or Treat

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Outside at Pearlington Library
Program Type:
Community Outreach, 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

Annual Trunk or Treat.

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
This event is in the "Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years)" group
This event is in the "Children (6-9 years)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (10-13 years)" group
This event is in the "Teens (14-18 years)" group
This event is in the "Adults (19+ years)" group
This event is in the "General Interest" group

Hancock County Homeschool Meetup!

Wednesday, November 19, 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.

This event is in the "Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years)" group
This event is in the "Children (6-9 years)" group
This event is in the "Tweens (10-13 years)" group
This event is in the "Teens (14-18 years)" group
This event is in the "Adults (19+ years)" group
This event is in the "General Interest" group

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.

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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