Coloring Outside the Information Literacy Lines: The Rutgers Art Library Coloring Book

Megan Lotts, Art Librarian- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

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Coloring in libraries

Why a coloring book?

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Cost- $330

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500 copies.

$260 to print.

$70 for crayons. & labels for stickers.

ALCB images

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ALCB images

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ALCB image

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Pop-up makerspace

Color the archives

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Showcase materials

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Interaction of color

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Distribution

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Twitter & instagram

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Publicity

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Comments & Impact

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• Awesome!• Cool!• Love this book!• The art library is awesome!• I learned so much about the Art

Library from this book.• Received multiple references

questions at points of distribution.

• One woman called with praise and followed up with two reference questions.

Pop-up makerspaces

O Low cost.O Easy to put up, take down, & store.O Foster creativity & critical thinking skills. O Create spontaneous community. O Encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration.

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Want a copy of the book?

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Find me at the conference, I'll be distributing while supplies last.

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Take a book, color an image, submit your colored design to twitter or instagram.

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QuestionsMegan Lotts, MFA, M.L.I.S Art Librarian Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (848)932-7189 megan.lotts@rutgers.eduwww.meganlotts.comlink to work in RUcore http://soar.libraries.rutgers.edu/bib/Megan_Lotts/

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