Head Librarian
X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Sarah Dupont is of Métis-settler heritage and uses she/her pronouns. Formerly the inaugural Aboriginal Engagement Librarian at The University of British Columbia (UBC), Sarah became the Head Librarian of the X̱wi7x̱wa Library in 2019. In this role, she provides leadership on complex collections, programming, and community engagement work from this small-in-size-but-mighty-in-mandate branch, which is the only Indigenous branch library at a post-secondary institution in Canada. She proudly oversees the dynamic work of the incredible X̱wi7x̱wa team of four full time employees and a number of student librarians.
As Head Librarian, Sarah works on Indigenous initiatives in the Library, campus-wide, and beyond the university. She helped develop and now chairs the Steering Committee for Indigitization, a community capacity building program that focuses on the digitization and preservation of community cultural heritage. Sarah places a priority on recruitment and support for Indigenous graduate students in their journeys to becoming information professionals: she previously served as the UBC iSchool’s First Nations Curriculum Concentration Coordinator and adjunct instructor. She is currently the Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries’ (COPPUL) Chair of the Indigenous Knowledge Standing Committee and is proud to have recently been awarded its Outstanding Contribution Award. She is a subaward participant on an Andrew. Mellon Foundation funded project, titled "Digital Services for Indigenous Scholarship and Sovereignty," with the University of Washington's iSchool and other subaward participants.
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Sunday, June 26, 2022
2:30pm – 3:30pm