Scott Hargrove

Chief Executive Officer

Fraser Valley Regional Library

Scott Hargrove is the Chief Executive Officer of Fraser Valley Regional Library (FVRL), in British Columbia, Canada. He assumed the role in January 2015, having served in a series executive positions at FVRL starting in 2006 as the Senior Manager of Information Technology. From 2001 to 2006, he was the Manager of Information Technology at the Burlington Public Library, in Burlington, Ontario.

His current professional focus includes the rapidly changing role of public libraries in their communities, new library business models, and the natural intersection between libraries and technology. He frequently speaks on these topics at conferences and to special interest groups.

Scott has served as a Board Director for the BC Libraries Cooperative, chaired a provincial committee on software licensing, and is a current member of the Library Leadership Development Council.

Scott holds a B.Ed from the University of Victoria, an MSc in Computer Science from the University of York, England, and the Executive MLIS from San Jose State University.