Open your favorite beverage, bring out your colored pencils and dive into the creative zone! Enjoy these free coloring pages from archives of top libraries in the world.

Free Coloring Pages – Color Our Collections 2019

More than 100 museums including Libraries, special collections, archives, and other cultural institutions share coloring content during the promotion Color Our Collections. More about the event here

Here are a few of our favorite coloring pages from Color Our Collections and the links to download the coloring pages (either from this website or the participants). 

British Library Coloring Book 2019
Download the coloring book here – PDF is 9 mgs (packed full of vintage illustrations, it might take a few minutes to download)

Botanical Research Institute of Texas Coloring Book 2019
Download the coloring book here – PDF is 10 mgs (packed full of botanical and bug specimens, it might take a few minutes to download)

Washington University Libraries Julian Edison Department of Special Collections Coloring Book 2019
Download the coloring book here – PDF is 5 mgs (Includes rare book specimens, it might take a few minutes to download)

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University Coloring Book
Download PDF – 4.1 mgs

Bibliothèque nationale de France Coloring Book 2019  
Download this beautiful coloring book here

Milton Good Library and the Mennonite Archives of Ontario Coloring Book
Download the coloring pages here from this unique collection

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