The Helen Lemme Reading Club Library is the outcome of a collaboration between staff at the Afro American Cultural Center (Afro House) and the University of Iowa Libraries. The Helen Lemme Reading Club Library contains books read during the Helen Lemme Reading Club meetings (for more information about the club, see the Helen Lemme Reading Club page) as well as contemporary titles about the Black, African, and African American experience. It is the hope that the Helen Lemme Reading Club Library will provide current students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to continue the legacy of the work started by the Helen Lemme Reading Club. 

This project was made possible in part by the support of a Diversity Catalyst Seed Grant (2019) from the University of Iowa Office of Diversity, Enrichment & Inclusion and a Supplemental Theme Semester Grant (2019) from the University of Iowa Office of Outreach & Engagement. 

Books from the Helen Lemme Reading Club Library will be available to students, faculty, and staff for check-out beginning February 2023. You can find a publicly available catalog of books contained in the library via the link.