Event List

Observance - Memorial 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—Memorial Day

Closing

Happy Stitchers/ Sew Your Own

Monday, May 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 5:00pm

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

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Older adults in a fitness class stretching arms across torsos

Lean with Jolene! Nutrition, Wellness, & Exercise Program

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am

BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library

Program Type:

Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Health & Wellness, Life Skills

Age Group:

Adults (19+ years)

This 8-Week Program will give you a New Start in your overall Heath and well being

N – Nutrition

E – Exercise

W - Water

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

Garden Talk

Tuesday, May 27, 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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Woman demonstrating technique to a student in front of a sewing machine

The Stitch Buddies Sewing class

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:30pm

EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library

Program Type:

Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills

Age Group:

General Interest

This is a beginner's sewing class. Everything is provided for you for the first class. The first class is very important; the instructor will go over how to work the sewing machine.

Open

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Registration Required

Lean with Jolene! Nutrition, Wellness, & Exercise Program

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am

BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library

Program Type:

Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Health & Wellness, Life Skills

Age Group:

Adults (19+ years)

This 8-Week Program will give you a New Start in your overall Heath and well being

N – Nutrition

E – Exercise

W - Water

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South MS Crochet Group Meet-up

Saturday, May 31, 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.

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Happy Stitchers/ Sew Your Own

Monday, June 2, 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

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Happy Stitchers/ Sew Your Own

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 11:00am - 5:00pm

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

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SLP Fun with Food for Tweens

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

WV Meeting Room at Waveland 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:

Open

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Registration Required

SLP Fun with Food for Tweens

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

WV Meeting Room at Waveland 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 first day of this class to participate in days 2 and 3.

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SLP Fun with Food for Tweens

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

WV Meeting Room at Waveland 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.

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South MS Crochet Group Meet-up

Saturday, June 14, 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.

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Happy Stitchers/ Sew Your Own

Monday, June 16, 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

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Partial image of younger teens creating paper collages

Hancock County Homeschool Meetup!

Wednesday, June 18, 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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Plant People! HCSWC program for children

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Outdoors, 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

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).

More info to come!

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SLP MS State Extension LEGO program

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:15pm

WV Meeting Room at Waveland Library

Program Type:

Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills

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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Happy Stitchers/ Sew Your Own

Monday, June 23, 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

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Garden Talk

Tuesday, June 24, 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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Caiden's Corner Launch Party--A Sensory Friendly Event

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm

KN Meeting Room at Kiln Library

Program Type:

Cultural & Social, Early Literacy & Learning, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills

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

Pizza in Pieces--Enjoy pizza at the sensory-friendly launch party for Caiden's Corner, The Ausome Families Foundation. Pizza and Refreshments, quiet corners and chill zone, inclusive activities, free to families and community supporters.

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Happy Stitchers/ Sew Your Own

Monday, June 30, 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

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Fun with Food

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm

BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library

Program Type:

Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills

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).

4th-6th graders/ages 9-12 can register for this free two-day workshop where they will:

Open

Register Now

Registration Required