Library - Seven Trees Branch

• Are you looking for a fun way to volunteer from home? San José Public Library is looking for avid book readers interested in writing book reviews. Each book you review counts as one hour of volunteering. Or review Teen Nonfiction and Biography titles to earn 2 hours per review! You can write a maximum of 1 review per month.
  How You Will Make a Difference
  Teen Book Reviewers play a pivotal role in encouraging other teens to read the same fun books from our library catalog that you're reading. 
  Volunteers are needed to:
  • Write a book review following these guidelines 
    
    • Book review must be one paragraph long
    • Include a short summary of the book
    • Write about what you liked or disliked about the book
    • Avoid spoilers 
    • Send your review to a designated branch librarian. The librarian will ensure it meets the guidelines and get back to you
    • Once you hear from the librarian, post your review on our library catalog, sjpl.bibliocommons.com
  • Give it an Age rating and a Star rating
  • Make sure your review is made public so that it can be seen
  • Send the librarian a screenshot of your review, and BOOM! You’ve just earned an hour of volunteer service 
  Teen Nonfiction or Biography 
  To receive 2 volunteer hours for a review, you can read and write reviews for Teen Nonfiction and Biography titles that appear on the follow SJPL Staff Picks lists. Pick a book from any of these SJPL Staff Picks Lists to read and review to qualify:
• SJPL Picks: Award-Winning YA Nonfiction 
• SJPL Picks: YA Nonfiction: Sports 
• SJPL Picks: YA Identity, Health & Self-Help Nonfiction 
• SJPL Picks: YA Poetry 
• SJPL Picks: YA Activism & Social Justice Nonfiction 
• SJPL Picks: Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs for Teens 
• SJPL Picks: LGBTQIA+ Nonfiction for Teens 
• SJPL Recommends: Antiracist Nonfiction for Grades 9-12

Please only sign up for one library branch for this volunteer opportunity.