2026 BC Library Convention attendees will hear an evaluation of the Indigenous-led libraries installed in partnership with Write to Read BC. Speakers will present the findings of a recent impact study of 15 years of Write to Read BC projects. In their April 23 conference presentation. Speakers will also discuss at future directions, and relationships with the larger library community in the province of BC.
About the three speakers
One speaker is the academic who led the impact assessment. The others are Write to Read BC members.
- Jody Bauche is associate professor at Royal Roads University, and a citizen of the Metis Nation of BC. She led the research for the impact study in this presentation.
- Dr Shirley-Pat Gale, Nih tse digh—Tl’esqox na whelh deni heelen (adoptee of Tl’esqox)—is a passionate literacy advocate and lead of Write to Read BC.
- Gordon Yusko is a Write to Read BC advisor and facilitator, and master of library studies and information science, who has worked in public and academic libraries, in leadership roles.