“For me, of course, I think this is a massive opportunity. Having said that, there is truly nothing you can do in a facility like that that compares to a Calgary Public Library or Vancouver Public Library where you have a massive amount of space,” he added.Īsked about a potential new library in Tsawwassen, Hargrove said the existing Tsawwassen Library in the town centre is “leaps and bounds” ahead of where it was prior to renovations but “there’s something to be said about new built” because it provides a blank slate. “I’m going to say as well that there’s some incredible things you can do with modern technology that radically improve the ability to deliver amazing services in a relatively small to medium library facility. So, of course, it would certainly support the neighourhood library as a local area of real success,” he said. Both sides have their advantages and disadvantages… 90 per cent of people who come to a library in person tend to come from a three-mile radius.

They have multiple neighbourhood libraries around. They have their major facility right in the centre of town as part of the city hall facility, and then the Township of Langley went the other way. “Right here in the Fraser Valley Regional Library system, of course, we have the City of Langley that went one way. There are advantages and disadvantages to having either one large library or several smaller satellite ones, he said, noting it all depends on the goals of the community. That was one of the questions raised by Delta council last week during a presentation by Scott Hargrove, CEO of the Fraser Valley Regional Library, who talked about library trends and the future of libraries.

Is Delta better served by having one large library rather than three smaller locations spread out in Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta?

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