Event List

Good to Know! Scam Prevention

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills

Age Group:

Adults (19+ years), General Interest

GOOD to KNOW!:

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

Do you know how to spot a scam? In 2023 one in four people reported losing money to a scam. This seminar teaches you how to spot and avoid scams, with a focus on the top scams affecting older adults.

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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

Senior BINGO Day!

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Tabletop & Video Games

Age Group:

Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Come out with your friends for a dozen rounds of BINGO at your Kiln Library! Prizes and light refreshment.

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Senior BINGO Day!

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Tabletop & Video Games

Age Group:

Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Come out with your friends for a dozen rounds of BINGO at your Kiln Library! Prizes and light refreshment.

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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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Registration Required

Offsite Event

Senior BINGO Day!

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Tabletop & Video Games

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

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HOMEGROWN 2026

HOMEGROWN 2026