BCLA’s Multicultural Services Interest Group is excited to host a conversation about creating services and lowering barriers for patrons with irregular and undocumented immigration status. Maite Mayeta Cumba is a Community Librarian at the Burnaby Public Library. She will be sharing about her work connecting with and learning about the needs of community members in Burnaby with irregular status. Ingrid Mendez is the Executive Director at the Migrant Workers Centre BC and a long-time collective member of Sanctuary Health. Ingrid will share about her work advocating for access without fear policies in BC Libraries, and how to move similar initiatives forward in your library systems.
Learn more about this event and register online.