Download the free #ColorOurCollections 2016-2018 from libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions around the world based on materials in their collections.
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#ColorOurCollections was a week-long coloring fest on social media launched by The New York Academy of Medicine Library from in 2016. The institutions shared free coloring content with the hashtag #ColorOurCollections and invited their followers to color and get creative with their collections.
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Several free coloring books added here to introduce this special collection.
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Download Library Coloring Book Collections
A Free ColorOurCollections List of Participating Institutions to Download
African Studies Centre Leiden Coloring Book
Artstor Coloring Book 2018
Auraria Library Coloring-Book 2017
Biodiversity Heritage Australia Library Coloring Book
Biodiversity Heritage Library Coloring Book 1
Biodiversity Heritage Library Coloring Book 2
Bodleian Library Coloring Book
Christoph Keller Jr Library General Theological Seminary Coloring Book
Cleveland Public Library Coloring Book
Europeana Coloring Book 2018
Folger Shakespeare Library Coloring Book 1
Folger Shakespeare Library Coloring Book 2
Frederick Warne & Co Beatrix-Potter Coloring Book
Frederick Warne & Co Beatrix-Potter Coloring Book 1
Frederick Warne & Co Beatrix-Potter Coloring Book 2
Harley Davidson Archives Library Coloring Book 2023
Jewish Museum of Maryland Coloring Book
National Archives of the United States Patents Coloring Book
Numelyo Coloring Book 2018
Princeton University Library Animals Coloring Book 2023
Smithsonian Castle Coloring Book Activity
Smithsonian Libraries Color in a New Light Coloring Book
Smithsonian Libraries Coloring Book 2017
Smithsonian Libraries Coloring Book 2018
The Getty Coloring Book
The New York Academy of Medicine Coloring Book 2016
The New York Academy of Medicine Coloring Book 2017
The New York Academy of Medicine Coloring Book 2018
The New York Botanical Garden Coloring Book
University of Missouri Libraries Special Collections and Rare Books
University of Missouri Special Collections Coloring Book
Women and Leadership Archives Library Coloring Book 2023
Virtual Visit - Chocolate, Food of the Gods
The New York Academy of Medicine
While chocolate is popular all year round, it just seems to be everywhere in February! In this month’s virtual visit, Historical Collections Librarian Arlene Shaner takes us into the Library’s collections to learn about the history of chocolate and explore the different ways we have consumed it over the centuries.
Additional information for institutions is available at ColorOurCollections.org, which includes the guidelines for participation and templates for coloring sheets.