Event List

Color Our World Summer Library Program 2025

SLP: MS Museum of Natural Science

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm

WV Meeting Room at Waveland Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Outdoors

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).

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Fun with Food

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm

BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library

Program Type:

Life Skills

Age Group:

Tweens (10-13 years)

4th-6th graders can register for this free two-day workshop where they will:

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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

Summer Fun with the Hattiesburg Zoo!

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

KN Children's Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Cultural & Social, 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).

The Hattiesburg Zoo is proud to offer the opportunity to bring a little bit of our zoo right to you!

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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.

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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!

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SLP Fun with Food for Tweens

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library

Program Type:

Life Skills

Age Group:

Tweens (10-13 years)

GOOD to KNOW!:

Embrace lifelong learning with the GOOD to KNOW! program series featuring guest presentations and workshops.

This is a 3-day cooking class for tweens, 4th grade through 6th grade. You must sign up for this 3 day program. The class is on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00.

Activities:

Upcoming

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Registration Required

Fun with Food for Tweens

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library

Program Type:

Life Skills

Age Group:

Tweens (10-13 years)

GOOD to KNOW!:

Embrace lifelong learning with the GOOD to KNOW! program series featuring guest presentations and workshops.

This is a 3-day cooking class for tweens, 4th grade through 6th grade. You must be signed up for the Monday class to attend this program.

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Fun with Food for Tweens

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library

Program Type:

Life Skills

Age Group:

Tweens (10-13 years)

GOOD to KNOW!:

Embrace lifelong learning with the GOOD to KNOW! program series featuring guest presentations and workshops.

This is a 3-day cooking class for tweens, 4th grade through 6th grade. You must be signed up for the Monday class to attend this program.

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Author Rex Ogle next to book cover for Free Lunch

Rex Ogle Virtual Author Talk

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Virtual

Program Type:

Author Talks & Book Clubs, Cultural & Social

Age Group:

Tweens (10-13 years), Teens (14-18 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.

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Virtual Event

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

Trunk or Treat

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Outside at Pearlington Library

Program Type:

Community Outreach, Cultural & Social

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

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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.