Welcome to the Saint Heron Library, a literary center dedicated to students, artists, creatives and general book/literature enthusiasts interested in exploring and studying the breadth of artistic expression. Our focus is to propel the advancement of education, knowledge production, creative inspiration and skill development through culturally relevant Black and Brown literary works. Offered seasonally with book selections by guest curators, this new collection highlights renowned and modern artists practicing within various themes of poetry, visual art, critical thought, design and much more. These works can be borrowed by readers for 45-days, free of costs to our U.S. based community. .
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A Daughter's Geography
Ntozake Shange
Poetry

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American Negro Art
Cedric Dover
Art Catalogue

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An Ordinary Woman
Lucille Clifton
Poetry

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Art at the Edge, Houston Cownwill
Susan Krane
Art

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Between the Lines
Benny Andrews
Visual Art / Essays

00-06
Black Artists on Art Vol. 1
Ruth G. Waddy
Art Catalogue

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Black Artists on Art Vol. 2
Ruth G. Waddy
Art Catalogue

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Black Dance
Edward Thorpe
Arts & Photography

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Black Gods of the Metropolis
Arthur Huff Fauset
Non-Fiction / History

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Black Like Me
Fred Wilson
Exhibition Catalogue

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Black Woman Sorrow
Rosa Bogar
Poetry

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Bloodchild
Octavia E. Butler
Sci-Fi

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Cap Wigington: An Architectural Legacy in Ice and Stone
David Vassar Taylor & Paul Clifford Larson
Monograph

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Catgut - The Opera
Rhea Dillon
Art & Photography

00-15
Chase-Riboud
Barbara Chase-Riboud
Exhibition Catalogue

00-16
Children Coming Home
Gwendolyn Brooks
Poetry

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Civil Wars
June Jordan
Anthology

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Clarion Issue I
Kandis Williams & 52 Walker
Arts & Photography

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Clay's Ark
Octavia Butler
Science Fiction

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Coal
Audre Lorde
Poetry

00-21
Dark Waters: Vol. 3 No. 1
Colleen J. McElroy (Editor)
African-American Literary Journal

00-22
Dimensions Of Black
Jehanne Teilhet-Fisk
Exhibition Catalogue

00-23
Earthquakes and Sun Rise Missions: Poetry and Essays of Black Renewal
Haki R Mahubuti
Poetry / Essay

00-24
Eldorado Ballroom 2023 Vol. 1
Saint Heron Press
Art Catalogue

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Embryo
Quincy Troupe
Poetry

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Fifth Sunday
Rita Dove
Poetry / Fiction

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Flying Piranha
Ted Joans and Joyce Mansour
Poetry

00-28
Forty Years of Printmaking: A Retrospective, 1948-1988
Warrington Colescott
Exhibition Catalogue

00-29
Gary Simmons: Ghost House
Gary Simmons, Avery F. Gordon & Louis Grachos
Installation Art / Essay

00-30
In Our Terribleness
Imamu Amiri Baraka & Fundi
Prose Poetry

00-31
Judith Jamison: Aspects of a Dancer
Olga Maynard
Biography

00-32
Julian Abele: Architect and the Beaux Arts
Dreck Spurlock Wilson
Non-Fiction / History

00-33
Just Us
Claudia Rankine
Poetry

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KICK: Black, Gay & Fierce Urban Culture
Miscellaneous
Zine

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LA TETE
Julianna Free
Prose Poetry / Illustration / Photography

00-36
Left of Karl Marx
Carol Boyce Davies
Political

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Lumumba ou l'Afrique frustrée
Luiz Lopez Alvarez
Essay

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Mad at Miles: A Black Woman's Guide to Truth
Pearl Cleage
Non-Fiction

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Mad Dog Black Lady
Wanda Coleman
Poetry

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Madam Zenobia's Space Age Lucky Eleven Dream and Astrology Book
Madam Zenobia
Astrology / Numerology

00-41
Maren Hassinger, 1972-1991
Maren Hassinger
Exhibition Catalogue

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Meteor In A Black Hat
Bob Thompson
Exhibition Catalogue

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Michael in Black
Nicole Miller
Monograph / Arts & Photography

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My One Good Nerve
Ruby Dee
Short Stories / Essays

00-45
Native in a Strange Land
Wanda Coleman
Non-Fiction

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No Matter Where You Travel, You Still Be Black
Houston A. Baker
Poetry

00-47
No Pain Like This Body
Harold Sonny Ladoo
Fiction

00-48
Of Tulips and Shadows
Dewey Crumpler
Exhibition Catalogue

00-49
Otán Iyebiyé: Las Piedras Preciosas
Lydia Cabrera
Afro-Cuban Folklore

00-50
Poems From Prison
Etheridge Knight
Poetry

00-51
Public and Personal
Martin Puryear
Exhibition Catalogue

00-52
Reflections 1967-1987
Adrian Piper
Exhibition Catalogue

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Revolution In Guinea: An African People's Struggle
Colleen J. McElroy
African-American Literary Journal

00-54
Shakespeare in Harlem
Langston Hughes
Poetry

00-55
Spell #7
Ntozake Shange
Choreopoem

00-56
The Architectural Legacy of Wallace A. Rayfield: Pioneer Black Architect of Birmingham, Alabama
Allen R. Durough (Author)
Biography

00-57
The Art of Henry O. Tanner
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Exhibition Catalogue

00-58
The Black Unicorn
Audre Lorde
Poetry

00-59
The Clearing and Beyond
May Miller
Poetry

00-60
The Friendliest Black Artist in America
William Pope.L
Arts & Photography

00-61
The Meeting Point
Austin Clarke
Psychological Fiction

00-62
The Soft Voice of the Serpent
Nadine Gordimer
Fiction

00-63
The Theme is Blackness
Ed Bullins
Drama

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The Voices of Negritude
Julio Finn
Drama

00-65
Trophy Room
William Pope.L
Exhibition Catalogue

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A Daughter's Geography
Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange
American Negro Art
Cedric Dover
Cedric Dover
An Ordinary Woman
Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton
Art at the Edge, Houston Cownwill
Susan Krane
Susan Krane
Between the Lines
Benny Andrews
Benny Andrews
Black Artists on Art Vol. 1
Ruth G. Waddy
Ruth G. Waddy
Black Artists on Art Vol. 2
Ruth G. Waddy
Ruth G. Waddy
Black Dance
Edward Thorpe
Edward Thorpe
Black Gods of the Metropolis
Arthur Huff Fauset
Arthur Huff Fauset
Black Like Me
Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson
Black Woman Sorrow
Rosa Bogar
Rosa Bogar
Bloodchild
Octavia E. Butler
Octavia E. Butler
Cap Wigington: An Architectural Legacy in Ice and Stone
David Vassar Taylor & Paul Clifford Larson
David Vassar Taylor & Paul Clifford Larson
Catgut - The Opera
Rhea Dillon
Rhea Dillon
Chase-Riboud
Barbara Chase-Riboud
Barbara Chase-Riboud
Children Coming Home
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks
Civil Wars
June Jordan
June Jordan
Clarion Issue I
Kandis Williams & 52 Walker
Kandis Williams & 52 Walker
Clay's Ark
Octavia Butler
Octavia Butler
Coal
Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde
Dark Waters: Vol. 3 No. 1
Colleen J. McElroy (Editor)
Colleen J. McElroy (Editor)
Dimensions Of Black
Jehanne Teilhet-Fisk
Jehanne Teilhet-Fisk
Earthquakes and Sun Rise Missions: Poetry and Essays of Black Renewal
Haki R Mahubuti
Haki R Mahubuti
Eldorado Ballroom 2023 Vol. 1
Saint Heron Press
Saint Heron Press
Embryo
Quincy Troupe
Quincy Troupe
Fifth Sunday
Rita Dove
Rita Dove
Flying Piranha
Ted Joans and Joyce Mansour
Ted Joans and Joyce Mansour
Forty Years of Printmaking: A Retrospective, 1948-1988
Warrington Colescott
Warrington Colescott
Gary Simmons: Ghost House
Gary Simmons, Avery F. Gordon & Louis Grachos
Gary Simmons, Avery F. Gordon & Louis Grachos
In Our Terribleness
Imamu Amiri Baraka & Fundi
Imamu Amiri Baraka & Fundi
Judith Jamison: Aspects of a Dancer
Olga Maynard
Olga Maynard
Julian Abele: Architect and the Beaux Arts
Dreck Spurlock Wilson
Dreck Spurlock Wilson
Just Us
Claudia Rankine
Claudia Rankine
KICK: Black, Gay & Fierce Urban Culture
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
LA TETE
Julianna Free
Julianna Free
Left of Karl Marx
Carol Boyce Davies
Carol Boyce Davies
Lumumba ou l'Afrique frustrée
Luiz Lopez Alvarez
Luiz Lopez Alvarez
Mad at Miles: A Black Woman's Guide to Truth
Pearl Cleage
Pearl Cleage
Mad Dog Black Lady
Wanda Coleman
Wanda Coleman
Madam Zenobia's Space Age Lucky Eleven Dream and Astrology Book
Madam Zenobia
Madam Zenobia
Maren Hassinger, 1972-1991
Maren Hassinger
Maren Hassinger
Meteor In A Black Hat
Bob Thompson
Bob Thompson
Michael in Black
Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller
My One Good Nerve
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Native in a Strange Land
Wanda Coleman
Wanda Coleman
No Matter Where You Travel, You Still Be Black
Houston A. Baker
Houston A. Baker
No Pain Like This Body
Harold Sonny Ladoo
Harold Sonny Ladoo
Of Tulips and Shadows
Dewey Crumpler
Dewey Crumpler
Otán Iyebiyé: Las Piedras Preciosas
Lydia Cabrera
Lydia Cabrera
Poems From Prison
Etheridge Knight
Etheridge Knight
Public and Personal
Martin Puryear
Martin Puryear
Reflections 1967-1987
Adrian Piper
Adrian Piper
Revolution In Guinea: An African People's Struggle
Colleen J. McElroy
Colleen J. McElroy
Shakespeare in Harlem
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
Spell #7
Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange
The Architectural Legacy of Wallace A. Rayfield: Pioneer Black Architect of Birmingham, Alabama
Allen R. Durough (Author)
Allen R. Durough (Author)
The Art of Henry O. Tanner
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Henry Ossawa Tanner
The Black Unicorn
Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde
The Clearing and Beyond
May Miller
May Miller
The Friendliest Black Artist in America
William Pope.L
William Pope.L
The Meeting Point
Austin Clarke
Austin Clarke
The Soft Voice of the Serpent
Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer
The Theme is Blackness
Ed Bullins
Ed Bullins
The Voices of Negritude
Julio Finn
Julio Finn
Trophy Room
William Pope.L
William Pope.L
Terms
The Saint Heron Digital Archive Library is home to primarily out-of-print, rare, and first-edition books.
Please handle all titles with care.
The library is free of charge and operates on an honor-based borrowing system through online registration. It is open exclusively to U.S.-based residents. Each borrower may reserve one book per person, with requests fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Books will be shipped directly to borrowers with complimentary shipping and return postage, ensuring the library remains free to readers.
All borrowed books must be returned within 45 days of check-out. Lost or damaged books will be charged market value to the borrower with the credit card information stored on file. Books not renewed (if applicable) or returned to the Saint Heron Community Library following three reminder notices, nor explanation, will be deemed lost and will be subject to charge.