The Reading Room Index Tabs

What these tabs are

The Reading Room Index Tabs are small paper flags that stick to a page and lift off when you want to move them. Each tab is writable, so you can label a chapter, a quote or a study section in your own hand. The paper holds a light grip and repositions without tearing the page.

They suit readers who keep several books going at once, students building a study guide, and anyone who likes a planner with clear markers. The tabs sit flat against the page edge, so a closed book still stacks neatly on a shelf or in a bag.

Sizes and piece counts

Each size has its own shape and count. Pick the size that matches how much you write on a tab and how many pages you mark.

Large gives you the most room for a short note or a date. Medium balances writing space and a slim edge. Small is the pick for dense marking, since 240 tabs cover a full textbook or a year of planner pages.

Colors in every pack

Each pack mixes six colors: pink, peach, yellow, light blue, blue and purple. The range lets you build a simple code. Use pink for quotes, yellow for review pages, blue for chapters you want to revisit. Because the colors repeat across sizes, you can keep the same system whether you reach for a Large or a Small tab.

The paper takes pen and pencil. Write first, then place the tab, or place it and label it in the moment.

How to use them

Peel a tab from the sheet and press it onto the page edge. Smooth it down with a finger. To move it, lift the tab from the corner and press it somewhere new. The tab is repositionable, so you can shift it as your reading changes.

A few ways readers use them:

• Mark the start of each chapter in a novel you read over several weeks.
• Flag recipes, passages or reference pages you plan to return to.
• Track due dates and sections in a planner or a class notebook.
• Label a stack of books you lend out, so each one comes back with its marker.
• Note a page you want to quote in a reading journal.

For a book club, hand each member a different color and let the tabs show who marked what. For study, write a question on a tab and answer it on the page below.

Care and storage

Keep the tabs on their sheet until you need them. Store the sheet flat in a drawer, a pencil case or the back pocket of a planner. Press a tab onto a clean page edge for the best hold.

A tab that has lost its hold can be pressed onto a fresh spot, though repeated moves will slowly reduce the stick. Write with a standard pen or pencil. Let a wet line dry before you close the book.

Picking your size

If you mark a few key pages and want space to write, start with Large. If you mark often and want a middle ground, Medium is the everyday choice. If you mark many pages and write short notes, Small gives you the highest count. Many readers keep two sizes on hand: Small for the pages they skim and Large for the pages they study.