Bookplates in color
Six Ex Libris bookplates in slate, olive and claret on a paper tint, each with a different design and a line for the owner's name.
Printable Bookplates
A bookplate is a label glued inside the front cover that says who owns the book. Each free sheet holds six plates of about 3.75 by 2.85 inches, each with its own design: a row of stars, a leafy vine, a shelf of books, a scroll, a moon with stars and an open book. Print the color sheet, or the outline sheet for children to color.
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Bookplates to color
The same six designs as black outlines with outlined Ex Libris letters, for children to color before they sign their books.
What is a bookplate?
A bookplate is a small label placed inside a book to show who owns it. Most bookplates carry the words Ex Libris, a picture and a line for a name. The plates on this page add the words This book belongs to, so even young readers can claim their books.
What Ex Libris means on a bookplate
Ex Libris is Latin for from the books of. Every plate on these sheets carries the words Ex Libris, then This book belongs to, then a line for the owner's name. On the coloring sheet the Ex Libris letters are outlined too, so children can color them along with the picture.
Bookplate placement inside the cover
The usual spot for a bookplate is inside the front cover. Set it near the top or center of the inside board, square to the edges, and press it flat for a minute. A glue stick or acid-free glue works on plain paper and thin cardstock, and sticker paper needs no glue at all.
Six bookplate designs in color or to color
Each sheet has six designs: a row of stars, a leafy vine, a shelf of books, a scroll flourish, a moon with stars, and an open book. The color sheet uses muted slate, olive and claret on a light paper tint. The coloring sheet shows the same six designs as black outlines.
A bookplate template for a classroom library
Use the sheet as a bookplate template for a class library. Write the teacher's name or the class name on the line and put one plate in each book. The coloring version also makes a good first-day activity: each child colors a plate and claims a book.
Questions
Is a bookplate a sticker?
A bookplate can be a sticker or a paper label you glue in. Print these sheets on sticker paper for peel-and-press plates, or on plain paper or thin cardstock and use a glue stick.
Where do you put a bookplate?
Most people put a bookplate inside the front cover of the book. Center it on the inside board and press it flat for a minute.
How to use a bookplate?
Write the owner's name on the line, then cut the plate out along the marks. Stick or glue it inside the cover. Children can color the outline version first and then sign it.
What are some creative bookplate ideas?
Coloring the plates before signing them is a fun idea for children. Teachers can put the class name on a set for a classroom library, and a book given as a gift can carry a plate with the reader's name.
What paper works best for bookplates?
Full-sheet sticker paper is the easiest choice: cut along the marks and press them in. On plain paper or thin cardstock, use a glue stick or acid-free glue and press the plate flat for a minute.
How big is each bookplate?
Each bookplate is about 3.75 by 2.85 inches (9.5 by 7.2 cm), six to a sheet. Print at 100% or actual size, or the cut marks will not line up.
Will the color version use much ink?
The color sheet has a light paper tint behind each plate. To save ink, print the coloring version instead, or set your printer to draft.
Can I use them for a classroom library?
Teachers can write their own name or the class name on the line and put one in each book. The coloring version works well as a first-day activity.
