My Nonprofit Reviews

I started volunteering with Access Books when I was in middle school and the founder of the chapter was my librarian. I've always loved reading and school libraries, so I was drawn in by the goal to improve school libraries and make reading more accessible to students. I've tried to volunteer at every project I can, working on sorting books and mural painting, and have been amazed by the community created at every project. There is a strong community of volunteers including board members and the founder, who has been on site working at every library refurbishment project I have been to. The library projects also have a great turnout of volunteers from the community the library is serving, and it is great to see how passionate they are about the project and to see kids connecting with books and their libraries. Now that I am in college away from the Bay Area, every time I am home I still look for an Access Books project to volunteer at, and have been amazed at how they have adapted to covid, continuing to provide access to books even when business as usual has been disrupted.