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Senior Social Hour

Friday, September 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join fellow BSL Senior Citizens for coffee, light snacks, and conversation. Weekly themes will vary. 

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

The Stitch Buddies Sewing class

Tuesday, September 9, 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
GOOD to KNOW!:

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

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
Registration Required
Group of women holding books, one smiling at the camera

Paperback Social Club

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
KN Meeting Room at Kiln 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.

Join our evening book club for captivating discussions in a cozy setting. From timeless classics to contemporary gems, explore diverse genres with fellow book lovers.

Author Jefferson Fisher beside book cover for The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More

Jefferson Fisher Virtual Author Talk

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author Talks & Book Clubs, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills
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

Pearlington Pacers

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Outside at Pearlington Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Gardening & Outdoors, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
General Interest

The Pearlington Pacers are a walking club looking for the community to come together and walk or exercise along the Pearlington Walking Trail. You can walk or exercise at your own pace.

Pearlington Pacers

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Outside at Pearlington Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Gardening & Outdoors, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
General Interest

The Pearlington Pacers are a walking club looking for the community to come together and walk or exercise along the Pearlington Walking Trail. You can walk or exercise at your own pace.

Group of older adults posing for a photograph

Senior Social Hour

Friday, September 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join fellow BSL Senior Citizens for coffee, light snacks, and conversation. Weekly themes will vary. 

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

The Stitch Buddies Sewing class

Tuesday, September 16, 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
GOOD to KNOW!:

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

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
Registration Required
Author Gabe Henry beside book cover for Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell

Gabe Henry Virtual Author Talk

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Author Talks & Book Clubs, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning
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
Row of children with boxes of popcorn watching a movie

Hancock County Homeschool Meetup!

Wednesday, September 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.

Wednesdays at the Depot lineup

HCLS @ Wednesdays at the Depot

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social
Age Group:
General Interest

HCLS brings the library to you at Wenesdays at the Depot.  

 

Join the monthly celebration of Hancock County at the historic train depot.  

 

Offsite Event

Pearlington Pacers

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Outside at Pearlington Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Gardening & Outdoors, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
General Interest

The Pearlington Pacers are a walking club looking for the community to come together and walk or exercise along the Pearlington Walking Trail. You can walk or exercise at your own pace.

Bingo signage

BINGO Day!

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
WV Meeting Room at Waveland Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Tabletop & Video Games
Age Group:
Tweens (10-13 years), Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Come out with your friends and join us for FREE BINGO at your Waveland Library! Prizes and light refreshments. 

Pearlington Pacers

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Outside at Pearlington Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Gardening & Outdoors, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
General Interest

The Pearlington Pacers are a walking club looking for the community to come together and walk or exercise along the Pearlington Walking Trail. You can walk or exercise at your own pace.

Group of older adults posing for a photograph

Senior Social Hour

Friday, September 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join fellow BSL Senior Citizens for coffee, light snacks, and conversation. Weekly themes will vary. 

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

The Stitch Buddies Sewing class

Tuesday, September 23, 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
GOOD to KNOW!:

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

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
Registration Required

HCLS Bingo @BSL

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Tabletop & Video Games
Age Group:
General Interest

HCLS Bingo is hosted at the Bay St. Louis Branch on the fourth Wednesday of every month. 

 

Pearlington Pacers

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Outside at Pearlington Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Gardening & Outdoors, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
General Interest

The Pearlington Pacers are a walking club looking for the community to come together and walk or exercise along the Pearlington Walking Trail. You can walk or exercise at your own pace.

Open Mic Night in the Kiln!

Thursday, September 25, 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. 

Pearlington Pacers

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Outside at Pearlington Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social, Gardening & Outdoors, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
General Interest

The Pearlington Pacers are a walking club looking for the community to come together and walk or exercise along the Pearlington Walking Trail. You can walk or exercise at your own pace.

Group of older adults posing for a photograph

Senior Social Hour

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Cultural & Social
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join fellow BSL Senior Citizens for coffee, light snacks, and conversation. Weekly themes will vary. 

Coloring, Coffee, & Cake

Friday, September 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!

Hancock Community Archive

Hancock Community Archive: Yearbooks & Story-Sharing

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...

Join us as we spotlight our Hancock County Yearbooks collection—part of our growing digital archives.

 

Open
Registration Required
Woman demonstrating technique to a student in front of a sewing machine

The Stitch Buddies Sewing class

Tuesday, September 30, 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
GOOD to KNOW!:

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

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
Registration Required