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Published 3/31/26 6:26PM
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Love Books! - Help Revitalize an Underfunded School Library

Access Books Bay Area
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Redwood City, CA
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Date:
    April 25, 2026
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Available Times:
    Weekends (daytime)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours
    Commitment Details:
    6 hours or so
    Recurrence:
    One time only
    Volunteers Needed:
    25
    Cause Areas:
    Arts & Music, Education, Volunteering
    Good For:
    Public Groups, Age 55+, Private Corporate Groups
    Age Requirement:
    16+
    Other Requirements:
    Book sorters must have excellent fine motor skills and excellent attention to detail and may need to lift heavy boxes of books.

    Description

    Love Books! - Help Revitalize an Underfunded School Library

    Help prepare new library books for Roosevelt Elementary!

    Volunteers with excellent fine motor skills, attention to detail, and a love of organization are needed to help sort and process library books at our next school library project at Roosevelt Elementary School in Redwood City. Book processing involves stamping, adhering bar code labels, alphabetizing, covering the books with mylar covers, organizing the books, and shelving the books.

    A casual pizza lunch will be provided around 11:30am for those without dietary restrictions.

    This volunteer opportunity is for adults and teens age 16 and up only. Each person volunteering must be signed up individually.

    Follow this link to Sign up to Help Sort and Process Library Books:

    https://www.accessbooksbayarea.org/events/roosevelt-elementary-school-library-refurbishment-book-processing-volunteers

    Private Group Details:

    • Group Size Range: 1 - 5
    • Event can be held at a volunteer group location (e.g. office, park)
    • No Donation
    • We are a 501(c) 3 nonprofit charitable organization that can't do this work without donors, but donating is totally optional. Learn more here:https://www.accessbooksbayarea.org/donate

    Location

    On-site

    Roosevelt Elementary

    Redwood City, CA, USA

    Please fill out this form

    Instructions:

    You must sign up individually on our website to volunteer for this event.

    https://www.accessbooksbayarea.org/events/roosevelt-elementary-school-library-refurbishment-book-processing-volunteers

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