Hancock County Library System

What a dino-mite day at the Waveland Library! 🦖🦕 We had so much fun with Magic Mr. Nick's Dinosaur Crew. Participants learned about paleontologists and the important work they do studying dinosaurs. We also enjoyed meeting some amazing dinosaur friends!

WOW! Dinosaurs invaded the Kiln Library today! Thanks to Mr. Nick’s Dinosaur Crew! Our patrons loved getting close up to some dinosaurs and learning more about them.

Thank you to everyone who came out to Pearlington Public Library for Pine Hills Nursery Dino Garden! We had so much fun making fossils and hanging out with the bearded dragon.

We will open for our regular business hours today. Please note, the Waveland branch is closed on Fridays 👉

Branches & Hours — Hancock County Library System View Upcoming Closures on our Calendar Bay St. Louis Library 228.467.5282312 Highway 90, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pmTuesday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pmWednesday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pmThursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pmFriday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pmSaturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Second Line Used BookstoreTu....

We always look forward to hosting Garden Gabs! As with all library programming, it’s free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!

Garden Gabs! | Hancock County Library System In partnership with Hancock County Master Gardeners, Paul Andres, Master Gardener from Slidell, LA, will present: “Critters In the Compost”

All HCLS branches are now closed for the day due to inclement weather and dangerous road conditions (Pearlington, Waveland, East Hancock/Diamondhead, Kiln, Bay St. Louis).

Rubber Duckies by Excel by 5 is canceled at the Kiln Branch today, 6/18/26. See you next week!

Be safe when traveling!

Road Closures and conditions as of 06/18/2026

Due to the heavy rainfall the following is a list of streets that have currently been identified as impassable due to flooding. The EMA will post updates as information is received.

4:30pm on 06/17/2026
Pontiac dr
Shawnee dr
Piute dr



06/18/2026

7:32am
Hwy 43
Hwy 603
Hwy 604
All these highways have water over the roads in some areas please use caution as you are traveling through these areas.

7:51am
Cuevas rd

8:03am
Carnation st
Gardenia st
Violet st

8:12am
Whipple Road (6/19 - 6AM - OPEN)
Flat top rd

8:35am
Old Joe Moran Rd

9:04am
Wolf Creek Rd
Bridge @ Necaise Anner and Jordan Rd is washed out
Mitchell Rd
Lott McCarty
Road 357
Anner Necaise rd (bridge closed)
Spiers rd (6/19-6:45am-OPEN)

9:08am
Crazy Horse dr (6/19 - 6AM - OPEN)
603 @ Hoda Rd passable but use extreme caution. (6/19-6:25am-CLEAR)

9:30am
Rocky Hill Dedeaux Rd
Crane Creek Rd (6/19-6:25am OPEN)
Road 331

10:18am
Clearwater rd

10:31am
Flat top road
Creek cove
Standard cemetery road

10:40am
Rester rd
Chester Lee rd (OPEN)

11:00am
East cypress lake dr (OPEN)

11:15am
Preacher Powell rd is closed until further notice.
V-Bar near Bell Creek rd

11:35am
Caesar Necaise rd OPEN

11:45am
Road 228 Closed (at end) until further notice

1:01pm
Rd 357 at 603 Is impassable

1:19pm
Arnold St

1:39pm
Fenton dedeaux road and pine hill passable by truck

1:50pm
Texas flat right before flat top

1:55pm
Ballentine to Beach
3rd St

3:30pm open
Hwy 43 by Salem (OPEN)

3:30pm closed
Hwy 43 by Lewis rd (OPEN)

4:20pm closed
Kiln Delisle between Rd526 and Rd 527 (OPEN)
Silver creek
East river road

4:33pm closed
Kiln Picayune intersection of Firetower

5:10pm closed
43 and Leetown (OPEN)

5:20pm closed
Old Lowerbay

5:33pm
Firetower passable to trucks

5:42pm
43 by hickory (Open)

6:30pm
Wolf Creek Road washed away one lane

6:47pm
Crazy Horse is passable but use cautions (6/19 CLEAR)

7:30pm
Caeser Necaise near Hickory Bridge OPEN

9:31pm
Choctaw Dr
Chickasaw Rd
Jordan River Shores

06/19/2026

12:00am

Hwy 603 near Jourdan River Shores

1:35am

Texas Flat between Hwy 603 & McLeod Park

Due to weather conditions and for the safety of our patrons and staff, we will postpone opening all HCLS branches until 10:30 AM today.

Please be advised, those seeking shelter from the incoming weather can go to the Kiln Safe Room at 18320 HWY 43 as early as 6pm this evening.

For further information, contact the Hancock County Emergency Management Agency at 228-255-0942 or Hancock County Central Dispatch at 228-255-9191.