Book Club
Reparations Reading Group
Please register here to receive the Zoom link Last month's Reparations Reading Group conversation focused on the first phase of the Civil Rights Movement, from the March on Washington Movement of WWII to the initial struggles for the integration of public transportation and education. Participants expressed interest in exploring the ways that the breakthrough legislation […]
Labor History Reading Group: “The Poetics of History From Below”
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our December Labor History Reading Group, a conversation with historian Marcus Rediker (University of Pittsburgh): "The Poetics of History From Below." Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 at 7PM You must register here to receive the Zoom invitation. Marcus Rediker has been a significant voice in labor history for […]
Book Geek Happy Hour
Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? East Side Freedom Library is holding its monthly Happy Hour via Zoom. Join us at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here for the Zoom invitation. Click "Going" and share on Facebook!
Reparations Reading Group: The Historical Roots of Racism in Minnesota
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to the January 2021 gathering of the Reparations Reading Group The Historical Roots of Racism in Minnesota A Conversation Featuring Dr. Christopher Lehman St. Cloud State University Professor and Author of Slavery's Reach Register for the Zoom link here The […]
Labor History Reading Group: 9to5: Women Workers Organize Themselves in the 1970s
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to the January meeting of our Labor History Reading Group 9to5: Women Workers Organize Themselves in the 1970s Register to receive the Zoom link here We are starting our 2021 engagement with labor history with a double-barreled exploration of women workers’ organizing in the 1970s. On Friday evening, […]
Book Geek Happy Hour
Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? East Side Freedom Library is holding its monthly Happy Hour via Zoom. Read on your own starting at 4pm and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here for the Zoom invitation. […]
Reparations Reading Group—St. Paul’s City Council Takes Action: A Discussion of Their January 2021 Resolution
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly Reparations Reading Group. Please register here for the Zoom information for this event This month marks one year of monthly meetings by our ESFL Reparations Reading Group. We have read books and articles, watched films, listened to […]
Stories for (Little) People
This event will premiere on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel Parents and kids, park yourselves in front of your device and enjoy our new reader, Karla Tapia Vizcarra, and her great selection for this Saturday: "The Word Collector" by Peter H. Reynolds "Live Doesn't Frighten Me" by Maya Angelou "Island Born" by […]
Labor History Reading Group—Racism and Class Struggle in 1960s-1970s Industrial America: Black Workers, the Auto Industry, and Detroit
A conversation with historian Jordan T. Camp Register here to receive the Zoom link and reading for this event This month, ESFL is providing multiple opportunities to explore the experiences of African American workers in US history and the complex interactions between race and class. For our monthly Labor History Reading Group, we are reading […]
Book Geek Happy Hour
Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? East Side Freedom Library is holding its monthly Happy Hour via Zoom. Read on your own starting at 4pm and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here for the Zoom invitation. […]
Book Geek Happy Hour
Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? East Side Freedom Library is holding its monthly Happy Hour via Zoom. Read on your own starting at 4pm and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here for the Zoom invitation. […]
Reparations Reading Group: Black Lives Matter and the Case for Reparations
Black Lives Matter and the Case for Reparations: Past, Present, and Future Featuring Dr. Yohuru Williams Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas For more than a year, Trahern Crews, of Black Lives Matter St. Paul and the national Green Party, […]
Labor History Reading Group: Driving While Brown
Tom O’Connell will interview this new book’s authors, Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffle-Block, followed by an open conversation. Driving While Brown documents Arizona’s relentless immigration crackdowns, which were championed by Arpaio who became the nation’s most notorious immigration enforcer. The authors interviewed the sheriff, victims of his policies, his loyal supporters, and his tenacious […]
Book Geek Happy Hour
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesAre you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? East Side Freedom Library is holding its monthly Happy Hour via Zoom. Read on your own starting at 4pm and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here for the Zoom invitation. […]
Reparations Reading Group—After the Chauvin Verdict: What Next in the Struggle for Racial Justice?
Register here to join the event on Zoom. The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd inflicted additional layers of trauma on many of us, but it came to a dramatic conclusion which has left us asking: “What is the next step in the struggle for racial justice?” […]
Book Geek Happy Hour
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesIn person! What are you reading? Would you like to tell people about it? Would you like to find out what other people in our community are reading? This is your chance! We have kept our Book Geek Happy Hour alive remotely for the past 15 months. Now—with proper precautions—we are ready to meet in […]
Reparations Reading Group: An Investigation and Celebration of Juneteenth
Register to attend the event on Zoom or watch it live streamed to ESFL's Facebook page. This event will feature a presentation by Tsione Wolde-Michael, Curator of African American Social Justice History, at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. Juneteenth has long been celebrated as the holiday marking the final end of […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis event will premiere on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel Parents and kids, park yourselves in front of your device and enjoy great stories! This week we will read: Yer and the Tiger by May Yang, Phoua Thao, Se Yang illustrations by Danny Rodriguez Delivering Justice by Jim Haskins illustrated by Benny Andrews If […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis event will premiere on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel Parents and kids, park yourselves in front of your device and enjoy great stories! This week we will read: Who Wants A Cheap Rhinoceros by Shel Silverstein The Girl Who Spun Gold written by Virginia Hamilton illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon If you’re […]
Stories for (Little) People
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThis event will premiere on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel Parents and kids, park yourselves in front of your device and enjoy great stories! This week we will read: The Black Bull of Norroway by Charlotte Huck illustrated by Anita Lobel If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d […]