She will help highlight the essential role libraries, librarians and library workers play in serving their communities, especially during challenging times. Natalie Portman is 2021 National Library Week honorary chairĪctress, author and activist Natalie Portman is lending her star power to shine a spotlight on our nation’s libraries as the honorary chair of National Library Week 2021. Whether people visit in person or virtually, libraries offer opportunities for everyone to explore new worlds and become their best selves through access to technology, multimedia content and educational programs. Donut Bar Tucson will also include one of the pages in its Share Some Sweet packages, that include a half-dozen donuts being delivered to people through a nomination process.The theme for National Library Week (April 4-10, 2021), “Welcome to Your Library,” promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond the four walls of a building - and that everyone is welcome to use their services.ĭuring the pandemic libraries have been going above and beyond to adapt to our changing world by expanding their resources and continuing to meet the needs of their users. You can get also get hard copies of the coloring pages with to-go cocktails from Westbound while supplies last. "We saw so many people post throughout the weekend about the joy it brought them to take their mind off of things and just have a moment of peace to create," she wrote. The pages were released last week on a Thursday to give people something fun to do on the weekend. "Our hope is that through this offering, we could introduce people to new artists they may not have heard of before and use this as an opportunity to promote artists' work while coming together to just create something light-hearted for people," Kristin Tovar, owner of Why I Love Where I Live said via email. Designs include lowriders by Miguel Cruz of Lower Arizona, lots of cactus art by Tatum Rochin from The Tucson Type and Emily Powell of Why and Wiser, and a pretty intricate floral rattlesnake by Serena McRae of Cactus Clouds Art.
So far there are 15 designs, including a newly released Easter themed page made by Phoenix Supply Co.Įach artist submitted their work free of charge and each page includes the artist's website and a bit about their style so you can explore more of their work. Why I Love Where I Live has assembled a collection of southwest-inspired coloring pages made by several Tucson artists that can be downloaded on its website. Why I Love Where I Live has a collection of free coloring pages made by Arizona artists. We cannot tell you how excited we are to put these resources to work, seriously, THANK YOU, Audrey! So she also made work-from-home daily planners, grocery shopping planners, food inventory sheets, and menu planners. "In addition to the coloring pages, I wanted to create other resources for people to help cope with their changing circumstances," she says. She decided it was the right time to get back into creating coloring book art and offer new and old coloring pages to help remedy some of the boredom and stress of being home, she says. But De La Cruz actually started her art career making coloring books. You've probably seen Audrey De La Cruz's whimsical and colorful art inspired by the desert on greeting cards, prints, decals and buttons in a number of local gift shops or online under her Annotated Audrey brand.
The fruit page pictured above will be available for a $1 download and all the proceeds will support the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. Audrey de la Cruz creates free coloring pages and organizational printables that are available to download on her Annotated Audrey website.