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Happy Stitchers/Sew Your Own

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 11:00am - 9:00pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Happy Stitchers - Knitting and Crocheting

Sew Your Own - work on your own sewing projects

Pics w/ Santa

Pearlington's Holiday Tree Celebration with Santa!

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
PL Meeting Room at Pearlington 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!

Needles & Threads

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

NEEDLES & THREADS - Self-guided project work. 

Group of young children listening to adult reading them a picture book

Storytime

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (0-3 years), Preschool & Kindergarten (3-5 years)
Storytime:

Join us for an interactive storytime that includes books, songs, movement, crafts, and more.  This program is presented by HCLS Youth Services in partnership with Hancock Coun...

Cancelled
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.

junk journal scrapbook

Junk Journaling with Jen (the new way to scrapbook!)

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Junk Journaling is the new scrapbooking! Bring magazines, photos, meaningful tickets, papers, receipts, anything you'd like to junk journal and we'll show you how to craft it into art in your very own journal.

Open
Registration Required
South MS Crochet Group

South MS Crochet Group Meet-up

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural & Social, Life Skills
Age Group:
General Interest

Join our crochet group every other Saturday at BSL to meet fellow crocheters or learn the basics of crochet: stitches, tension and chaining, hook holding, and more. 

 

 

Hancock County Library System tall logo

HCLS @ Second Saturday Art Market

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social
Age Group:
General Interest

HCLS will be outside The Arts for Second Saturday.  Come support your local artists and say hello.

Offsite Event

Happy Stitchers/Sew Your Own

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 9:00pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Happy Stitchers - Knitting and Crocheting

Sew Your Own - work on your own sewing projects

Adult Painting with Elen

Adult Painting with Elen!

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Please Register for Elen's class in person at the East Hancock Library, or by submitting the form below online. We look forward to seeing you!

Open
Registration Required
Adult Painting with Elen

Adult Painting with Elen!

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 2:15pm - 3:15pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Please Register for Elen's class in person at the East Hancock Library, or by submitting the form below online. We look forward to seeing you!

Open
Registration Required
East Hancock Holiday Party

East Hancock Holiday Tree Celebration (with Santa!)

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Outreach
Age Group:
Youth, Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Join us for crafts, music, and festive treats at our annual holiday party! Take a picture with Santa, drink some hot cocoa, and get into the holiday spirit with East Hancock library! 

Collection of crafting supplies.

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

Row of children with boxes of popcorn watching a movie

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.

picture of Santa Claus

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!

Collection of crafting supplies.

Crafts and Conversation

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural & Social
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Crafts and Conversation.  Meet together with others from the community to create and fun craft project.

Cancelled

Picayune Hobby Friends

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 9:00am - 6:00pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join the Picayune Hobby Friends and work at your own pace with your own crafts and hobbies. Bring all your own supplies and make new hobby friends!

Happy Stitchers/Sew Your Own

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 11:00am - 9:00pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Happy Stitchers - Knitting and Crocheting

Sew Your Own - work on your own sewing projects

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

Needles & Threads

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

NEEDLES & THREADS - Self-guided project work. 

Cancelled

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

Coloring, Coffee, & Cake

Friday, December 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Come relax with us. Have a cup of coffee, a piece of cake, some good conversation, and color your worries away!

Cancelled
South MS Crochet Group

South MS Crochet Group Meet-up

Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Cultural & Social, Life Skills
Age Group:
General Interest

Join our crochet group every other Saturday at BSL to meet fellow crocheters or learn the basics of crochet: stitches, tension and chaining, hook holding, and more.