With over 60,000 sketchbooks from 30,000 different global creative people, we have grown over the past 15 years to be the largest collection of sketchbooks in the world. We have reignited art careers, inspired first time creatives and even helped a few marriage proposals. We have connected long lost friends, sparked creativity in young minds and created a space for art to live on, indefinitely.

We are more than just a project. We are a slice of global creativity. We are an inside look at what people are thinking. We are an archive, a library, a source for endless inspiration. To see inside The Sketchbook Project, to really see it, is to see a one of a kind, unique archive. A glimpse into what people are thinking. What creative people have to say. A global institution.

As a nonprofit, we’re building out new programs and projects that continue to inspire creativity. Whether you are new, or have been around since SBP Vol 1, we are grateful for all the support over the years.

Whether it’s participating in our project, making a tax deductible donation, or just volunteering your time, your support helps our nonprofit make all of this possible.

Anyone — from anywhere in the world — can be a part of the project. To participate and have us send you a sketchbook that will live in the world’s largest collection of sketchbooks, start by choosing a type of book

Brooklyn Art Library is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that has been completely funded by participation since 2006. By buying sketchbook, you are helping us to ensure that we are fulfilling our mission of encouraging creative storytelling within a global community by keeping our physical library space free and open to the public, our digital library accessible worldwide, and making our collection as accessible as possible to people of all ages and skill levels through robust education programming.