Spotlight on the Public Domain
#ColorOurCollections with a Downloadable Coloring Book
The first week of February is #ColorOurCollections week! We're joining the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) and others by providing some public domain inspiration from our collections and coloring sheets for you to fill in. Share your creations on social media by tagging us and using the hashtag #ColorOurCollections.
Download Coloring Book
Other great collections to color from 2016's #ColorOurCollections week:
- Biodiversity Heritage Library - @BioDivLibrary
- New York Academy of Medicine (PDF) - @nyamhistory
- Open Library - @openlibrary
- Bodleian Library (PDF) - @bodleianlibs
- Dittrick Medical History Center Rare Book Collections, Case Western Reserve University (PDF) - @DittrickMuseum
- James Madison University (PDF)
- Smithsonian Libraries - (PDF)
- Wangensteen Historical Library, University of Minnesota - @umnbiomedlib
- Special Collections and Rare Books, University of Missouri Libraries (PDF)
- And a growing list on Twitter.
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