Thank you for your interest in cARTalog .

The project came to a close September 1, 2006.

We are grateful to all the folks who have adopted cards over the past 18 months. We are happy to announce that all 1 million salvaged cards have been claimed.

Sad that you missed the opportunity to adopt cards for your own? There are libraries all over the country retiring there cards . . .take the opportunity to explore other libraries and collections. It is likely there are orphaned cards just waiting for you.  If cARTalog becomes aware of other sources, we will post them here.

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Would you like some cards? Please send a self-addressed, postage paid envelope or box to:

cARTalog
Conservation/UI Main Libraries
100 Main Library
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1420

We will forward as many cards as will fit in your enclosure and is covered by your postage. Requests must be made for 100 cards or more. Some helpful guidelines, you can receive approximately:

(These options no longer available
due to volume of requests and time involved to fulfill):
12 cards in an envelope with 39 cents postage paid
20 cards in an envelope with 78 cents postage paid


100 cards in a 6"x 9 3/4" flat rate priority mail envelope
400 cards in a 9.5" x 12.5" flat rate priority mail envelope
There are also larger sizes.

Please note:

• NOT ALL PRIORITY ENVELOPES ARE FLAT RATE.
• REQUESTS MADE USING ANY ENVELOPE THAT IS NOT OFFICIALLY A FLAT RATE ENVELOPE INCREASES PROCESSING TIME. PLEASE BE KIND TO OUR VOLUNTEERS AND SEND ONLY FLAT RATE ENCLOSURES.
• IF YOU SEND ENCLOSURES THAT ARE NOT FLAT RATE IT WILL DELAY THE SENDING OF YOUR CARDS and will deliver you significantly fewer cards.

(Thanks to Shannon Thye in our mail room for her assistance with postage calculations.)