We first shared this post in early 2019, long after the peak of theadult coloring fad.
If youvepeaced out on puzzles, maybe try some coloring?
Here are some of our favorites.
They all name image sources, and they all use public domain images that are legal to reuse.
FromJournal des dames et des modes, an illustration by Gerda Wegener, in theBritish Library Coloring Book 2019.
A chimera from Ulisse AldrovandisMonstrorum Historia, in theBernard Becker Medical Library Coloring Book 2019.
Illustration from Dionisio CatonsCato et contemptus, in theBiblioteca de la Universidad de Zaragoza Coloring Book 2019.
Have fun coloring, and post pictures of your work on social media with the hashtag#ColorOurCollections.
you’re free to see more highlights atthe Open Culture blog.
See all 509 coloring bookshere.Color Our Collections| NYAMThis post was originally published in February 2019.
It was updated in August 2020.
Changes included a new introduction and updating the total of coloring books available through the program.
