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Fab, Fit, & Fun

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)
Fitness Class, high energy:

Get moving with this instructor-led fitness class.  Get ready to raise your heart rate with a faster pace aerobic and full-body workout to improve your strength and flexibilit...

Offsite Event
Weights, ball, brace, and sneaker standing ready for a workout

Fab, Fit, & Fun

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)
Fitness Class, high energy:

Get moving with this instructor-led fitness class.  Get ready to raise your heart rate with a faster pace aerobic and full-body workout to improve your strength and flexibilit...

Offsite Event
Storytime

Copy of Outreach Storytime at Stars Daycare

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Youth, 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...

Offsite Event

Stitch Buddies 2

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Early Literacy & 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.

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

Conversation in Spanish for adults

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join us each Thursday for casual conversational Spanish!

Open
Registration Required
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

Santa Day!

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
BSL Internal Usage Room at Bay St. Louis Library
Program Type:
Community Outreach
Age Group:
Youth, General Interest

Santa will visit the Bay St. Louis branch, which is decked out with holiday trees! Join our system-wide ornament scavenger hunt, vote on your favorite tree, make crafts, and enjoy cocoa and cookies with Santa. 

Weights, ball, brace, and sneaker standing ready for a workout

Fab, Fit, & Fun

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)
Fitness Class, high energy:

Get moving with this instructor-led fitness class.  Get ready to raise your heart rate with a faster pace aerobic and full-body workout to improve your strength and flexibilit...

Offsite Event
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! 

Weights, ball, brace, and sneaker standing ready for a workout

Fab, Fit, & Fun

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)
Fitness Class, high energy:

Get moving with this instructor-led fitness class.  Get ready to raise your heart rate with a faster pace aerobic and full-body workout to improve your strength and flexibilit...

Offsite Event
Storytime

Outreach Storytime at Stars Daycare

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Offsite
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Early Literacy & Learning
Age Group:
Youth, 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...

Offsite Event

Stitch Buddies 2

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Early Literacy & 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.

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

Conversation in Spanish for adults

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join us each Thursday for casual conversational Spanish!

Open
Registration Required

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

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

Conversation in Spanish for adults

Thursday, December 25, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library
Program Type:
Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills
Age Group:
Adults (19+ years)

Join us each Thursday for casual conversational Spanish!

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Closed
Registration Required

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 - New Year'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—New Year's Day.  

Closing

Observance - New Year'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—New Year's Day.  

Closing

Observance - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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—Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday.

Closing

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

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

Offsite Event

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