Meet our CEO
Judith Hare was appointed to Halifax Public Libraries in September 1996. Hare brings a wealth of experience in public and regional library management to our Library system. Before coming to Halifax Public Libraries, Hare was Executive Director of the Fraser Valley Regional Library in British Columbia. At Fraser Valley Regional Library, Hare was responsible for the operation of 22 branch libraries over a diverse geographical area, including small rural and large urban communities. From 1984 to 1994 she was Chief Executive Officer of the Markham Public Library system in Ontario. She received a Bachelor of Arts (Hon.), Political Science and Master of Library Science degrees from the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. She also holds a Certificate in Management Studies from Carleton University, Ottawa.
Judith Hare is a joint author of One Place to Look, the Ontario Public Libraries Strategic Plan and in 1993, she was awarded the Ontario Library Association's Angus Mowat Award for Library Innovation.
