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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Offsite Event

Author Vivienne Ming with book cover for "Robot-Proof: When Machines have all the Answers, Build Better People"

Dr. Vivienne Ming Virtual Author Talk

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Virtual

Program Type:

Author Talks & Book Clubs, Cultural & Social, Education & Lifelong Learning, Life Skills, 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...

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Virtual 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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CSLP Lynn Meadows Discovery Center Dino Program

Monday, June 15, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library

Program Type:

Early Literacy & Learning, 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...

Come join us at East Hancock Library for our Summer Library Program featuring Lynn Meadows Discovery Center! Heather Johnson will start the program by reading a story, followed by an exciting dinosaur activity!

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CSLP Natural History Museum

Monday, June 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

EH Meeting Room at East Hancock Library

Program Type:

Education & Lifelong Learning, 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...

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Observance - Independence 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—Independence Day.

Closing

Observance - Labor 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—Labor Day.

Closing

Observance - Veterans' 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—Veterans' Day.

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

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 - Independence 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—Independence Day.

Closing

Observance - Veterans' 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—Veterans' Day.

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

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 - Independence 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—Independence Day.

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

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 - 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

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