Event List

Hancock Community Archive

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm

BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library

Program Type:

Cultural & Social, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years)

Hancock Community Archive:

The Hancock Community Archive is an initiative of the HCLS Digital Archives—aimed at capturing and preserving the cultural heritage and local history of Hancock County, Mississippi...

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Woman demonstrating technique to a student in front of a sewing machine

Fall Sewing Camp for Teens

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 12:30pm - 4:00pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

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

Join Terry Necaise for a fun-filled week of sewing and crafting! More information to come . . .

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Fall Sewing Camp for Teens

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 4:30pm - 8:00pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

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

Join Terry Necaise for a fun-filled week of sewing and crafting! More information to come . . .

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Fall Sewing Camp for Teens

Friday, October 10, 2025 at 12:30pm - 4:00pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

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

Join Terry Necaise for a fun-filled week of sewing and crafting! More information to come . . .

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Club Wednesday

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years)

Club Wednesday:

Club Wednesday is a club for adults of all abilities. Members get together each month to complete a craft or activity based on their interests and ability.

Club Wednesday is a club for individuals of all abilities. We get together monthly for enrichment, socialization and crafting. Anyone is welcome to join in the fun. Call Judy at the circulation desk for more information.

228-255-1724

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Row of children with boxes of popcorn watching a movie

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.

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Open Mic Night in the Kiln!

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Cultural & Social

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Open to the Hancock County community, you are welcome to perform a poetry reading (yours or a favorite poet), short story, original song, dance, comedy routine, play soliloquy, or something else, no more than 10 minutes long.

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Arm extended over a garden plot holding a basket of harvested vegetables

Garden Talk

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Education & Lifelong Learning, Gardening & Outdoors, Life Skills

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years)

Join us as we talk about all things gardening. Share your experiences, ideas and even plants with people who love to work in the garden. You may even go home with a new plant or three!

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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.

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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

Club Wednesday

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years)

Club Wednesday:

Club Wednesday is a club for adults of all abilities. Members get together each month to complete a craft or activity based on their interests and ability.

Club Wednesday is a club for individuals of all abilities. We get together monthly for enrichment, socialization and crafting. Anyone is welcome to join in the fun. Call Judy at the circulation desk for more information.

228-255-1724

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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.

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Hancock Community Archive

Friday, November 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm

BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library

Program Type:

Cultural & Social, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years)

Hancock Community Archive:

The Hancock Community Archive is an initiative of the HCLS Digital Archives—aimed at capturing and preserving the cultural heritage and local history of Hancock County, Mississippi...

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Garden Talk

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Education & Lifelong Learning, Gardening & Outdoors, Life Skills

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years)

Join us as we talk about all things gardening. Share your experiences, ideas and even plants with people who love to work in the garden. You may even go home with a new plant or three!

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Club Wednesday

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years)

Club Wednesday:

Club Wednesday is a club for adults of all abilities. Members get together each month to complete a craft or activity based on their interests and ability.

Club Wednesday is a club for individuals of all abilities. We get together monthly for enrichment, socialization and crafting. Anyone is welcome to join in the fun. Call Judy at the circulation desk for more information.

228-255-1724

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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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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

Open Mic Night in the Kiln!

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Cultural & Social

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Open to the Hancock County community, you are welcome to perform a poetry reading (yours or a favorite poet), short story, original song, dance, comedy routine, play soliloquy, or something else, no more than 10 minutes long.

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HOMEGROWN: A Writers' Exchange

Friday, January 30, 2026 at 9:00am - 5:00pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Author Talks & Book Clubs, Business & Workforce Development, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

HOMEGROWN 2026

Hancock County Library System and Harrison County Library System have partnered with the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park Campus to present a full-day literary arts conference focused

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Offsite Event

HOMEGROWN: A Writers' Exchange

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 9:00am - 5:00pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Author Talks & Book Clubs, Business & Workforce Development, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

HOMEGROWN 2026

Hancock County Library System and Harrison County Library System have partnered with the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park Campus to present a full-day literary arts conference focused

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Offsite Event