Book Clubs

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

Second Friday Book Club

Second Friday of every month
10:00 AM

Kiln Library

Upcoming titles:

Paperback Social Club

Second Tuesday of every month
6:00 PM

Kiln Library

Upcoming titles:

  • July 8 - Rush Home Road, by Lori Lansen

  • August 12 - City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert

  • September 9 - An American Beauty, by Shana Abe


Waveland Book Club

Third Thursday of every month
2:00 PM

Waveland Library

Upcoming titles:

  • June 19 - Conviction, by Denise Mina

  • July 17 - The Secret History, by Donna Tartt

  • August 21 - The Women, by Kristin Hannah

Literary Society of Diamondhead

The second Thursday of every month
10:30 AM

East Hancock Library

Upcoming titles:

  • June 12 - Contact branch for more information

  • July 10 - Contact branch for more information


Silent Book Club

The third Thursday of every month
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Bay St. Louis

Upcoming dates:


Do you have a book club group that meets regularly? You can request access to our library meeting rooms. Contact us to inquire about having your book club and upcoming titles featured here.


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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