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#ColorOurCollections

From 1 Feb – 4 Feb libraries and museums around the world joined the adult colouring book craze and made available online free colouring books containing artwork from their collections. You could then tag your work on social media – a great way to engage with rare books and promote them.

If you like colouring in, here’s a great list – The NY Public Library; The Bodleian Library; The Smithsonian Libraries; The Folger Library; Europeana….

http://www.openculture.com/2016/02/download-free-coloring-books-from-world-class-libraries-museums.html

http://bookriot.com/2016/02/02/coloring-books-libraries-museums-colorourcollections-week/

State Library of Victoria:  http://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/news/colour-our-collections/

Museum of Victoria: http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/mv-blog/feb-2016/colour-our-collections/

 

ColorOurCollections could tie in nicely with Library Lovers’ Day/Week at our schools, starting 14 Feb. Students could colour illustrations from books in our collections, promoting titles to potential readers.

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