Sarah Meilleur

Sarah Meilleur is the Chair of CULC/CBUC and the CEO of Calgary Public Library, an award-winning library system with 22 locations, serving over 1.6 million people. She is a recognized speaker at international conferences, has authored numerous journal articles, and lectures at Harvard University on library design. Sarah led the design thinking, completion and launch of Calgary's award winning new Central Library, which has seen over 5.6 million visitors since opening in November 2018. She received Avenue Magazine's Top 40 under 40 award in 2011, was a recipient of Queen Elizabeth ll's Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022 for outstanding service to family, community, and country, and received a Blackfoot name of Pookaipiyakii, which translates to Children Dancing Woman, from Blackfoot Elder Miiksika’am in 2023. Sarah is passionate about how public libraries transform lives, and she works to foster curiosity, innovation, belonging, and fantastic visitor experiences.