One-time Volunteer Opportunities
The following opportunities are great ways for you to get involved in-person. Check back with us regularly, as we will post more as soon as they are scheduled.
If you have a skill you would like to share, we are always looking for volunteers to help with marketing, grant writing, event planning, fundraising, library collection building etc. Please reach out to us via books@accessbooksbayarea.org.
Volunteer to do mural prep/painting for Access Books Bay Area’s library revitalization project at McKinley Elementary School. We will be painting a base coat of paint on the library walls, to prep for the painting of colorful literacy-themed murals. Please wear clothes that you don’t mind getting paint on. This opportunity is best for adults and teens age 15 and up.
Volunteer to do mural prep/tracing for Access Books Bay Area’s library revitalization project at McKinley Elementary School. We will be tracing outlines of projected images, to prep for the painting of colorful literacy-themed murals. You don’t need to be an artist, but should have the ability to use a pencil with precision. This opportunity is best for adults and teens age
Help Access Books Bay Area to process brand new books and paint murals to revitalize the school library at McKinley Elementary in San Jose. Book processing involves stamping and adhering bar code labels to books. The book processing will take place indoors and masks will be optional. Painting will be both indoors and outdoors. Lunch will
Flexible Volunteer Opportunities
Flexible volunteer opportunities offer you the opportunity to contribute to our cause on your own time, in your own way. The following opportunities for flexible volunteering are available now.
Where: The San Francisco Bay Area, California Open Volunteer Spots: Unlimited
Role Summary Access Books Bay Area is looking for a volunteer to join our Corporate Outreach and Fundraising team. You will play an integral role in our organization by liaising with our corporate partners and driving fundraise initiatives through grant applications. This position includes the potential to become a member of the Access Books Bay
Where: Assigned elementary schools Open Volunteer Spots: 7
We are building a team of volunteers to help maintain our Little Free Libraries! This is important work that will directly improve access to books for hundreds of children here in the Bay Area. We ask that volunteers make a 6 month commitment when signing up for one of these roles. Each role can be
Where: Assigned elementary schools Open Volunteer Spots: 1
We are building a team of volunteers to help maintain our Little Free Libraries! This is important work that will directly improve access to books for hundreds of children here in the Bay Area. We ask that volunteers make a 6 month commitment when signing up for one of these roles. Each role can be
When: Please contact us at books@accessbooksbayarea.org to arrange a date and location before dropping off. Where: email books@accessbooksbayarea.org for drop off location information Open Volunteer Spots: Unlimited
WE DO NOT ACCEPT ADULT BOOKS OR BOOKS MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD. We accept the following types of book donations: Used Books – You can give a new life to the books you don’t need anymore! Please only recent/high quality, elementary school books. Please no workbooks, or books that are worn or have been
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