Coloring for Adults

Remember what it was like when you were a kid and got a brand new coloring book with crayons that were never used?  Oh, the excitement of having a blank book just waiting for you to bring it to life with colors of your choosing!  And those pointy crayons with that familiar wax smell!  Coloring books and crayons were the keys to taking you away to a blissful world (and giving your parents a few hours of quiet!).

If you're missing those coloring days of your youth, you can re-live them again through the library's Coloring Club!  For one hour once a month, you can join your fellow adults in the library for coloring while you listen to soothing ambient music.  We supply the coloring sheets (which have a monthly theme), the coloring pencils, and the music.  You supply yourself and a desire to escape from the stresses of life for a short spell.

Ever since Johanna Basford came out with The Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book, the adult coloring craze has taken the country (and many libraries) by storm.  I remember at first being skeptical about coloring for adults, but it's something that so many of us need.

Coloring is like meditation--your mind clears as you focus on your hands maneuvering the pencils, filling pages with color.  It's a short break from whatever is going on in your life and a subconscious return to the happy, carefree days of childhood.  It also allows you to connect with your artistic side, something many of us have left by the wayside when we grew up and entered the adult sphere.

The library's Coloring Club meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.  Why not take a break, relax a bit, and get in touch with your inner child?  After all, adults need to have some fun, too!

With ever colorful greetings from the perch.