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GED Class

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Free GED prep is offered by our partners at The Salvation Army. No registration required - Simply drop in and ask for Mr. Jay. 

Image of author presenting to an audience.

Literary Society of D'Head Book Club

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Author Talks & Book Clubs, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)
Book Club:

Join our community of readers as we discuss a new book.  Learn more about the book clubs that meet regularly at HCLS.

Author Lindsey Stewart with cover for The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 years of Black Women's Magic

Dr. Lindsey Stewart Virtual Author Talk

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author Talks & Book Clubs, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)
Virtual Author Talk:

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 availabl...

 
REGISTER TODAY & Submit Your Questions in Advance

 

Virtual Event

Conversational Spanish for Adults

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join us every Thursday for casual conversations in Spanish!

Observance - President'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—President's Day.

Closing

Observance - Mardi Gras

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—Mardi Gras.

Closing
Youth holding computer circuit board with teens in the back working with robot parts

Hancock County Homeschool Meetup!

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 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.

GED Class

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Free GED prep is offered by our partners at The Salvation Army. No registration required - Simply drop in and ask for Mr. Jay. 

Conversational Spanish for Adults

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join us every Thursday for casual conversations in Spanish!

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

Garden Talk

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 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!

Author Tom Crouch of the Smithsonian with book cover for Smithson's Gamble

Tom Crouch, Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Virtual Author Talk

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author Talks & Book Clubs, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, History & Genealogy
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)
Virtual Author Talk:

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 availabl...

 
REGISTER TODAY & Submit Your Questions in Advance

 

Virtual Event

GED Class

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Free GED prep is offered by our partners at The Salvation Army. No registration required - Simply drop in and ask for Mr. Jay. 

Conversational Spanish for Adults

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join us every Thursday for casual conversations in Spanish!

Coloring, Coffee, & Cake

Friday, February 27, 2026 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!

GED Class

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Free GED prep is offered by our partners at The Salvation Army. No registration required - Simply drop in and ask for Mr. Jay. 

Conversational Spanish for Adults

Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join us every Thursday for casual conversations in Spanish!

Author Michelle Carr with cover for Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind

Michelle Carr Virtual Author Talk

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author Talks & Book Clubs, Education & Lifelong Learning, Health & Wellness, Science & Technology
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)
Virtual Author Talk:

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 availabl...

 
REGISTER TODAY & Submit Your Questions in Advance

 

Virtual Event

GED Class

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Free GED prep is offered by our partners at The Salvation Army. No registration required - Simply drop in and ask for Mr. Jay. 

Image of author presenting to an audience.

Literary Society of D'Head Book Club

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Author Talks & Book Clubs, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)
Book Club:

Join our community of readers as we discuss a new book.  Learn more about the book clubs that meet regularly at HCLS.

Youth holding computer circuit board with teens in the back working with robot parts

Hancock County Homeschool Meetup!

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 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.

GED Class

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Free GED prep is offered by our partners at The Salvation Army. No registration required - Simply drop in and ask for Mr. Jay. 

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

Garden Talk

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 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!

Author Shoshana Walter and guest interviewer and author Barbara Kingsolver with book cover for Rehab: An American Scandal

Shoshana Walter & Guest Host Barbara Kingsolver Virtual Author Talk

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author Talks & Book Clubs, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Health & Wellness, Science & Technology
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)
Virtual Author Talk:

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 availabl...

 
REGISTER TODAY & Submit Your Questions in Advance

 

Virtual Event

GED Class

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Education & Lifelong Learning
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Free GED prep is offered by our partners at The Salvation Army. No registration required - Simply drop in and ask for Mr. Jay.