Hacktoberfest - internetarchive/openlibrary GitHub Wiki

Welcome to Open Library Hacktoberfest!

It's that time of the year again, everyone: time for Hacktoberfest, the annual event for contributing to open source, hosted by DigitalOcean, GitHub, and Twilio! You can participate by making contributions to open-source projects like Open Library and earn exciting rewards.

Getting Started with Hacktoberfest

Participating in Hacktoberfest is quite easy. Follow these steps to get started:

  1. Register on the Hacktoberfest Website.
  2. Make pull requests between October 1 and October 31 in any timezone. The pull requests do not have to be in any particular repository.

To help Hacktoberfest participants start contributing to Open Library, we've labeled some issues as Hacktoberfest-friendly. However, it's not mandatory to resolve only these issues for Hacktoberfest.

How do I get help?

If you need assistance or have questions, Gitter is the place to go! The Open Library community is here to support you however we can.

How do I find an appropriate task?

To find tasks suitable for Hacktoberfest, look for issues labeled with Hacktoberfest:

Contributor Guidelines

To get started with contributing to Open Library, please refer to our README.md files:

For more detailed instructions, kindly consult our CONTRIBUTING.md document.