Calling all coloring book lovers. You can now take part in #ColorOurCollections 2017–a campaign where museums and libraries worldwide will make available free coloring books, letting you color artwork from their collections and then share it on Twitter and other social media platforms. When sharing, use the hashtag #ColorOurCollections.
Below you can find a collection of free coloring books, which you can download and continue to enjoy. If you see any that we’re missing, please let us know in the comments, and we’ll do our best to update the page. To see the free coloring books that were offered up in 2016, click here.
Color Our Collections is organized by The New York Academy of Medicine Library. So please give them thanks.
- New York Academy of Medicine
- The New York Botanical Garden Coloring Book
- The New York Public Library Coloring Book
- Smithsonian Libraries Coloring Book
- Cambridge University Library Coloring Book
- Chemical Heritage Foundation Coloring Book
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art Coloring Book
- Newberry Library Coloring Book
- American Bookbinders Museum Coloring Book
- Auraria Library Coloring Book
- Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de Santé, Paris Coloring Book
- Biodiversity Heritage Library Coloring Book Part 1
- Biodiversity Heritage Library Coloring Book Part 2
- Biodiversity Heritage Library Coloring Book Part 3
- Biodiversity Heritage Library Coloring Book Part 4
- Biodiversity Heritage Library Coloring Book Part 5
- Bodleian Library at Oxford University
- Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection Coloring Sheets
- Dittrick Medical History Center Coloring Book
- Digital Library@Villanova University Coloring Books
- Digita Vaticana Coloring Book
- Europeana Art Nouveau Color Book
- Europeana Colouring Book
- Frances Willard Memorial Library and Archives Coloring Sheet
- Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Coloring Book
- Hunter College Libraries – City University of New York Coloring Book
- The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
- James Madison University Libraries Coloring Book
- Marian Library, University of Dayton
- National Library of Medicine Coloring Book
- National Museum Wales Coloring Book
- New York Academy of Medicine Famous Women Coloring Sheet
- OHSU Historical Collections & Archives Coloring Sheets
- Royal College of Physicians
- Special Collections and Archives, Trexler Library, Muhlenberg College Coloring Books
- The Rosenbach Coloring Sheets
- University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources
- University of Houston Special Collections Coloring Book
- University of Oregon Coloring Book
- University of Scranton Archives and McHugh Special Collections Coloring Book
- University of Puget Sound, Collins Memorial Library, Archives & Special Collections Coloring Book
- University of Reading Museums and Collections Coloring Book
- Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine, University of Minnesota Libraries
- Williams College Libraries Coloring Sheets
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this is super fantastic. THANKS!!
University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources has one too.
http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/cdm/landingpage/collection/p22007coll4
What colouring book did the image of Asian brushes come from?
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
http://huntingtonlibrary.tumblr.com/
This is so wonderful! I’d love to see something from Trinity College, Dublin or Nat Museum of Ireland – some old Celtic pages!
new york public lib
Images from the Vatican Library Collections in the Digita Vaticana Coloring Book: http://www.digitavaticana.org/color-our-collections/?lang=en
Would enjoy adding to your educational media!
Has anyone downloaded the coloring book pages? And if so, did you encounter any problems? I ask because someone on Facebook claims her computer was infected by a virus after doing so.
Thank you for this great list! I received a notice this week that the Bodleian Library at Oxford University also has free coloring pages.
WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IMAGES READY TO USE IN CLASS WHILE INSTRUCTION STUDENTS HERE AT TATES CREEK HIGH SCHOOL! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
Glad to see such a comprehensive list..and being open to adding more!
University of Missouri Libraries, Special Collections & Rare Books is participating in Color Our Collections:
http://library.missouri.edu/news/ellis-library/color-our-collections-2017
Thanks so much for collating these and to everyone who put them together. I love this annual event!
I love to color, thank you for this program.
I wish the books were in a copy that you could mail. I have no way to print.
Thank you
Hi Cherry! May I suggest something? Places like FedEx Office and other print shops can now print directly from a file…black and white copies are easy and inexpensive! Good Luck and happy coloring! :)
The community-contributed coloring book from the Cedar Rapids Public Library (Iowa) is available for free download here: http://www.crlibrary.org/2017/04/10/colorful-community/
I’d like to register for the 2019 collection please.
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