Event List

FAN★FEST 2026

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Author Talks & Book Clubs, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Science & Technology, Tabletop & Video Games

Age Group:

Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years), Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Join us for the eighth annual HCLS FAN-FEST, featuring comics, cosplay, gaming, and more!

Event updates can be found on our website at hcls.info/fan-fest

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Registration Required

Offsite Event

FAN★FEST 2026: Cryptids of the Coast, Grotesque Tea Podcast

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:45pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Tweens (10-13 years), Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Do you love spooky lore with bite?

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FAN★FEST 2026: Haints & Hidden Beasts: Mississippi Macabre #2 with Jackson Comics

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:15pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Author Talks & Book Clubs, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Tweens (10-13 years), Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Join us for the final panel presentation at FAN-FEST 2026!

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FAN★FEST 2026: SuperFan Trivia

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Children (6-9 years), Tweens (10-13 years), Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years), General Interest

Join us for the eighth annual HCLS FAN-FEST, featuring comics, cosplay, gaming, and more!

Event updates can be found on our website at hcls.info/fan-fest

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FAN★FEST 2026: Cosplay Contest

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Community Outreach, 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

Cosplayers and costumers! Fans of all ages!

Register early or at the door (no later than 2:00 pm) to participate in this year's FAN-FEST cosplay contest.

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Outreach Storytime at Stars Daycare

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 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...

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Hancock County Community Baby Shower

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 12:30pm - 4:00pm

BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library

Program Type:

Community Outreach, Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Teens (14-18 years), Adults (19+ years)

Presented by United Way of South Mississippi in partnership with Hancock County Library System and the Hancock Health Foundation, this annual Community Baby Shower is open to Hancock County residents expecting a child or with a ba

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Registration Required

Election Day

All Day

WV Meeting Room at Waveland Library

Program Type:

Community Outreach, Life Skills

Age Group:

Adults (19+ years)

Hancock County School Board Election

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Outreach Storytime at Stars Daycare

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 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...

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Offsite Event

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

Unearth a Story, Summer Reading Program 2026, Register & Enroll in the Summer Reading Challenge in Beanstack

CSLP Bug Fossil Dough with MSU Extension

Monday, June 1, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library

Program Type:

Community Outreach, Science & Technology

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). Joi...

Join us for a fun prehistoric STEAM activity making your own "fossils" using flour, salt, and water.

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RESERVED FOR CSLP

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Youth

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). Joi...

Summer Library Programs TBA

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RESERVED FOR CSLP

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Youth

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). Joi...

Summer Library Programs TBA

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Museum of Natural Science @ BSL

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Youth

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). Joi...

Summer Library Programs TBA

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RESERVED FOR CSLP

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10:00am - 6:00pm

BSL Meeting Room at Bay St. Louis Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Community Outreach, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning

Age Group:

Youth

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