https://github.com/internetarchive/openlibrary

One webpage for every book ever published!
https://github.com/internetarchive/openlibrary

books hacktoberfest internet-archive library-catalogue open-source

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One webpage for every book ever published!

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/internetarchive/openlibrary
• Owner: internetarchive
• License: agpl-3.0
• Created: 2008-10-30T05:20:14.000Z (over 17 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-06-04T11:04:48.000Z (9 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-06-04T13:07:42.909Z (9 days ago)
• Topics: books, hacktoberfest, internet-archive, library-catalogue, open-source
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://openlibrary.org
• Size: 107 MB
• Stars: 6,458
• Watchers: 174
• Forks: 1,909
• Open Issues: 899
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: Readme.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • Security: SECURITY.md
  • Maintainers: MAINTAINERS.md
  • Agents: AGENTS.md

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README

          
# Open Library

![GitHub Repo stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/internetarchive/openlibrary)

[![contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/internetarchive/openlibrary.svg)](https://github.com/internetarchive/openlibrary/graphs/contributors)

[Open Library](https://openlibrary.org) is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.

## Getting Started

**Please read the [Contributing guide](https://docs.openlibrary.org/developers/CONTRIBUTING.html) thoroughly before contributing.** It covers community norms, contribution standards, and how to work respectfully with other contributors.

Then follow the **[Quick Start](https://docs.openlibrary.org/developers/quick-start.html)** to set up your environment and make your first contribution.

For full developer documentation, see [docs.openlibrary.org](https://docs.openlibrary.org/).

To volunteer in non-development roles, visit [openlibrary.org/volunteer](https://openlibrary.org/volunteer).

## License

All source code published here is available under the terms of the [GNU Affero General Public License, version 3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html).