Here to help you along the way are your friendly Community Engagement Librarians, Aleha or Kayla. We’re happy to steer you in the right direction or answer your research questions. Please feel free to reach out!
Kayla Lar-Son (she/her)
Indigenous Programs and Services Librarian
Xwi7xwa Library
Email: kayla.lar-son@ubc.ca | Phone: 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 Xwi7xwa, 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)
Community Engagement Librarian
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC Vancouver
Email: 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 is a co-investigator on the Supporting Transparent and Open Research Engagement and Exchange (STOREE) project which aims to support community and university-led initiatives targeted at increasing the accessibility of research. Aleha welcomes you to connect with her by email.