Nurture your love of reading with programming at your library! Check out our upcoming book chats and author talks on our calendar.

In-person Book Clubs

Short Story Superstars Book Club

The second Monday of every month at 10:00 AM

Bay St. Louis Library

Upcoming dates: (contact the Library for titles)


Literary Society of Diamondhead

The second Wednesday of every month
10:30 AM

East Hancock Library

Upcoming titles:

  • April 10 - None of This is True, by Lisa Jewell

  • May 8 - Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson

  • June 12 - Sometimes I Lie, by Alice Feeny


Second Friday Book Club

Second Friday of every month
10:00 AM

Kiln Library

Upcoming titles:

  • April 12 - The Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline

  • May 10 - The Five Star Weekend, by Elin Hilderbrand

  • June 14 - Desert Prophets, by Lucky Ringwood


Waveland Book Club

Third Thursday of every month
2:00 PM

Waveland Library

Upcoming titles:

  • April 18 - Becoming Nicole, by Amy Ellis Nutt

  • May 16 - Lady Tan's Circle of Women, by Lisa See

  • June 20 - John Henry Days, by Colson Whitehead


Virtual Book Club

Join the online discussion group forum on GoodReads:

HCLS Virtual Book Club
HCLS Virtual Book Club 5 members
Welcome to the virtual book club space for Hancock County Library System. This is a private group to create a safe space for discussion, tracking reading lists, and suggesting our next group read. If you are interested in joining our group, you can request access and join us for online discussion or live online book chats!

Books we're currently reading

City of Masks City of Masks
by Daniel Hecht
Start date: February 24, 2022



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