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Community Access

Are you unaffiliated with UBC? There are many resources, services, events, and spaces you can access through the Library! Read this guide to learn more.

Connect with a Community Engagement Librarian

Allan Cho (he/him)

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC
allan.cho@ubc.ca
604-827-4366

Allan’s work includes supporting ongoing community initiatives and leading new ones, focusing on community engagement with historically underrepresented groups, piloting IKBLC’s AskAway coordination, subject liaison librarian with the School of Information, and developing a new speaker series with the support of the Peña Family Foundation.

Donna Langille (she/her/they/them)

Community Engagement and Open Education Librarian
UBC Okanagan Library
donna.langille@ubc.ca
250 807-9233

As Community Engagement and Open Education Librarian, Donna works to improve access to scholarly research for community members. You can find her at the UBC Innovation Library where community members can access many of UBC’s electronic resources. Contact them by email to schedule an appointment.

Kayla Lar-Son (she/her/they/them)

Indigenous Programs and Services Librarian
X̱wi7x̱wa Library, UBC
kayla.lar-son@ubc.ca
604-817-8091

Kayla is Metis from Treaty Six Territory and is the Indigenous programs and services librarian for the Xwi7xwa Library. Along with her colleagues at X̱wi7x̱wa, she works to provide Indigenous communities with culturally relative services and programs on the UBC campus and beyond. Kayla is also the program manager librarian for the Indigitization program. You can contact her through email.

Aleha McCauley (she/her)

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC
aleha.mccauley@ubc.ca
604-827-3906

Aleha is involved in several community initiatives that strive to improve access to research for community members, organizations and businesses across BC. Aleha welcomes you to connect with her by email.

Nick Ubels (he/him/his)

Community Engagement Librarian
UBC Learning Exchange & Irving. K. Barber Learning Centre
nick.ubels@ubc.ca
604 827-0905

As an embedded community engagement librarian at the UBC Learning Exchange in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), Nick works with community members and non-profit organizations to improve access to scholarly research. Contact him by e-mail to set up a free one-to-one research consultations or get help using the DTES Research Access Portal.

Welcome to UBC Library!

Welcome to UBC Library! If you are a community member interested in navigating the many Library spaces, services, and resources available to you, you’ve come to the right place.

In this guide, you will find key information to help you get started on your library journey. You’ll also find a sampling of highlights from across our 15 library units and branches.

Here to help you along the way are your friendly Community Engagement Librarians, Aleha, Allan, Donna, Kayla, and Nick.

What can a librarian help me with?

  • Finding, accessing, and evaluating information sources;
  • Collaborating on free public programming, including events, workshops, and exhibits;
  • Connecting community members with organizations, students, and faculty members;
  • Supporting community cultural heritage projects;
  • And more!

We love to hear from community members! Please reach out to one of us using the contact information in the Connect with a Community Engagement Librarian box. You can find the box to the left of this one if you are on a computer, or above it if you are using a mobile device or tablet.

Land Acknowledgement

The Vancouver Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.

The Okanagan Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.

The UBC Learning Exchange is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.

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