Book event
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 great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
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 great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
Labor History Reading Group + Film: Exploration of Southern Women Textile Workers
The East Side Freedom Library invites you a special version of our Labor History Film and Reading Group for March 2021 The Uprising of ‘34 the award-winning documentary by George Stoney available to be viewed on Vimeo between March 5 and March 19 and a conversation on Tuesday, March 16, at 7pm, via Zoom with […]
History Revealed: The Fight for the Right to Vote
Redefining Citizenship: The Fight for the Right to Vote in Minnesota and the Midwest with Sara Egge Register here to attend this Zoom presentation After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The presentation will be recorded. For registration or other questions, please email [email protected] In partnership with the […]
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 great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
Book Talk: Co-Conspirator of Justice: The Revolutionary Life of Dr. Alan Berkman with Susan Reverby
Register here to join the event on Zoom or watch the live stream on Facebook Alan Berkman (1945–2009) was a medical student and doctor, who became radicalized by his experiences at the Wounded Knee takeover, at the Attica Prison uprising, and at health clinics for the poor. He provided covert care to members of revolutionary […]
American Freethinker: Elihu Palmer and the Struggle for Religious Freedom in the New Nation by Kirsten Fischer
The East Side Freedom Library and the University of Minnesota History Department invite you to this discussion. Register here for the Zoom link When the United States was new, a lapsed minister named Elihu Palmer shared with his fellow Americans the radical idea that virtue required no religious foundation. A better source for morality, he […]
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 great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
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 great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
Free Papers with Mary Moore Easter
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a special evening with Mary Moore Easter and her new poetry collection Free Papers: Inspired by the Testimony of Eliza Winston, A Mississippi Slave Escaped to Freedom in Minnesota in 1860. Register here to join the event on Zoom or watch live on ESFL's Facebook page. Mary […]
History Revealed: Booth Girls
Booth Girls: Pregnancy, Adoption, and the Secrets We Kept by Kim Heikkila, PhD Register here for this live presentation on Zoom Registration is limited. You will receive a confirmation email after registering. For registration or other questions, please email [email protected] In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society Booth Girls is a thoughtful, multigenerational story […]
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 great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
Read Brave: The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
Join the Minnesota Humanities Center and the East Side Freedom Library for an insightful conversation about “The Stars and the Blackness Between Them” with its author Junauda Petrus-Nasah. Junauda will lead a fun and inspiring conversation about this year’s Saint Paul Read Brave primary book selection. Registration is free and required to receive the online […]
Yang Warriors with Kao Kalia Yang and Billy Thao
Register here for the link to join on Zoom or watch the event live streamed on ESFL's Facebook page. Kao Kalia Yang and Billy Thao will host a virtual event with the East Side Freedom Library on Friday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. for a discussion of their new book, Yang Warriors. In this inspiring […]
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 great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
From Hurt to Healing: An Intergenerational Activity Book
Register here to receive the Zoom link for this event. How do we move from hurt to healing? The murder of George Floyd and the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic brought together young people and elders in a three-month Zoom conversation focused on healing from trauma. Elders shared stories of how they persevered in their […]
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 great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
Book Talk: A Pandemic Nurse’s Diary
With author Nurse T, Publisher Tim Sheard, and local reader/discussants from the frontlines of healthcare work Register here to join the event on Zoom or watch live on ESFL's Facebook page. "An exhilarating read that takes you right to the front lines of the pandemic and the heroes risking and putting their own lives in […]
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 great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
Writing Social Justice Stories for Little People
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with children’s book authors Nicole McCandless and Alejandra Domenzain This event will be live streamed on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel! Educators say, "If they can see it, they can be it." When parents, teachers and librarians offer stories of children and their working parents fighting for […]