City-Wide Outage, Library Service Impacted

HPL is recovering from the City of Hamilton's cybersecurity-related outage, which began Sunday February 25 and continues today, Friday November 22. Learn more.

Public computers are available at all branches.
Printing is available at all branches. Photocopying is available at all branches except for the Concession, Dundas, and Terryberry branches. Scanning is not yet available.
Public Wi-Fi is available at most branches except the Ancaster Branch.
Automatic check-ins are operating.
Makerspace services are available at select locations.

Contact Library Staff: call 289-779-7588, chat at hpl.ca, and email askus@hpl.ca. Branches are open. Check hpl.ca/events for program updates. Thank you for your patience.

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Publish Date:

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 8:00am

Notices

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Magazine and ILLO Delay

Magazine and ILLO deliveries are delayed due to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) strike. Thank you for your understanding.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 8:30am

City IT Planned Maintenance

A City IT systems update is scheduled for early Saturday morning. This will impact access to HPL's network and some applications. This update will improve overall network capacity, performance, resiliency, reliability and is the foundation for future network updates. Thank you for your patience.

Publish Date:

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 8:00am

3D Printing Not Available On Sundays

Please note that 3D printing services are unavailable on Sundays. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Publish Date:

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 2:00pm

Valley Park Branch

Open Hours:

Sun: 1:00 pm-5:00 pm

Mon: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Tue: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Wed: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Thu: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Fri: 9:00 am-6:00 pm

Sat: 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Note: Public computers shut down 15 minutes and Makerspaces close 30 minutes before the branch closes.

Study Hall Hours*:

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 8:00 pm-12:00 am

Tuesday: 8:00 pm-12:00 am

Wednesday: 8:00 pm-12:00 am

Thursday: 8:00 am-12:00 am

Friday: Closed

Saturday: Closed

Address:

970 Paramount Dr.
L8J 1Y2 Stoney Creek, ON
Google Map

AskHPL:

289-779-7588

Bus Routes:

HSR Route 11 – Parkdale HSR Route 43 – Stone Church

Branch Manager:

Ania Van Minnen (avanminn@hpl.ca)

Branch Features:

Book Return

Free Parking

Multipurpose Rooms

Public Use Computers

Free WiFi

Wheelchair Accessible

Makerspace

Makerspace Booking

Makerspace Equipment

Self-Serve Lamination

Black and White and Colour Copying

Scan to USB and Email

Extended Study Hours

Outdoor Garden Patio

Accessible Features:

Accessible Parking

Automatic Door Opener

MagnusCards

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Exterior photo of the Valley Park Branch, with the LEED certification seal overlaid on the top right

Due to Staff training, the Valley Park Branch will have a delayed opening of 10 am on Thursday, November 21. You may visit the Sherwood or Binbrook branches for your library needs. Thank you for your understanding.

Closest major intersection

Paramount Drive and Mud Street

As of September 2023, the Valley Park Branch has earned a LEED Gold Certification.

LEED®, and its related logo, is licensed in Canada to the Canada Green Building Council and is used here with permission.

"This LEED Gold Certification signifies thoughtful environmental, social, technological and education integration and really sets the stage for future library spaces." - Paul Takala, Chief Librarian and CEO at Hamilton Public Library

Play the new, interactive Scout Scavenger Hunt to learn more about the eco-friendly tips about the branch.