Hancock County Library System

Hancock County Library System We are the hub that connects our community to information, resources, and each other. HCLS is made up of five branch locations, Bay St.
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Hancock County Library System is a city-county-funded public library serving the residents of Hancock County, Mississippi. Louis Libraryโ€”which also serves as the administrative headquartersโ€”East Hancock Library in Diamondhead, Kiln Library, Pearlington Library, and Waveland Library. The first library in what would become Hancock County Library System was founded in 1935 as a Works Progress Adminis

tration (WPA) project. HCLS is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees, appointed by the Hancock County Board of Supervisors, the City of Bay St. Louis, and the City of Waveland.
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Administrative Headquarters
228.467.6836
312 Highway 90, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520

Monday-Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Bay St. Louis Library
228.467.5282
312 Highway 90, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520

Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday & Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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East Hancock County Library
228.255.4800
4545 Shepherd Square, Diamondhead, MS 39525

Hours:
Monday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday & Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Kiln Public Library
228.255.1724
17065 Highway 603, Kiln, MS 39556

Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday & Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Pearlington Public Library
228.533.0755
6096 First Avenue, Pearlington, MS 39572

Hours:
Monday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday & Saturday
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Waveland Public Library
228.467.9240
345 Coleman Avenue, Waveland, MS 39576

Hours:
Monday & Thursday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Weโ€™ve been challenged! Who should we tag for ? ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ’ช
05/31/2026

Weโ€™ve been challenged! Who should we tag for ? ๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ’ช

05/29/2026

Unearth a Story! Hancock summer reading program is almost here. Don't forget to sign up for it. The librarians are busy wrangling the dinos but will love to see you at one of our great libraries.

05/28/2026

Bucks for Books is Here! The Junior Auxiliary of Hancock County is excited to partner with the Hancock County Library System to sponsor the Bucks for Books reading incentive program this summer! Kids in Grades K-8 can earn $4 for every book report completed (up to 5 reports per child) Saturday, June 27, 2026, 10:00 AM- 1:00 PM. Choose your location- East Hancock Public Library( Diamondhead) or Waveland Public Library. You can scan the QR code on the flyer to print out the book reports OR visit a Hancock County Library to pick up a book report packet during HCLS Summer Reading Program. Take the Challenge- Read 20 minutes per day this summer!

05/21/2026

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐’๐”๐Œ๐Œ๐„๐‘ ๐Œ๐„๐€๐‹๐’ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐‡๐„๐‘๐„, ๐“๐ˆ๐†๐„๐‘ ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐! ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™

The Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District is excited to offer ๐“๐–๐Ž ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง 18 ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ this summer! ๐ŸŽโ˜€๏ธ

๐Ÿฅช ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐‹๐˜ ๐Œ๐„๐€๐‹ ๐๐Ž๐—๐„๐’ โ€“ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐› & ๐†๐จ!
๐Ÿณ ๐‡๐Ž๐“ ๐’๐”๐Œ๐Œ๐„๐‘ ๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐…๐€๐’๐“ & ๐‹๐”๐๐‚๐‡ ๐Œ๐„๐€๐‹๐’

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐€๐๐“ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐‹๐˜ ๐Œ๐„๐€๐‹ ๐๐Ž๐— ๐๐ˆ๐‚๐Š๐”๐:
If your child is ๐๐Ž๐“ a Bay-Waveland School District student, the child ๐Œ๐”๐’๐“ ๐›๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฏ๐ž๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฉ so staff can verify eligibility.

After the first verification, the child will not be required to be present for future pickups.

โœ… Open to ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง 18 ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ
โœ… ๐๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ
โœ… You do ๐๐Ž๐“ have to attend BWSD schools to participate

We want to make sure every child in our community has access to healthy meals all summer long! Please help us by sharing this information with family and friends throughout our community. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

Please note, the next HCLS Board of Trustees meeting has been moved to Monday, June 15, 2026, at 3PM at the Bay St. Loui...
05/21/2026

Please note, the next HCLS Board of Trustees meeting has been moved to Monday, June 15, 2026, at 3PM at the Bay St. Louis Library.

Address

312 Highway 90
Bay Saint Louis, MS
39520

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+12284675282

Website

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