In-person
Earth Whispers
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to a special afterschool performance on our beautiful front lawn Join theater artists Lindsey Samples, Rhiannon Fiskradatz, and Atim Opoka for a performance […]
Stories We Wear (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to a creative writing, reading, and discussion workshop, Stories We Wear. This event will be held in person at ESFL. Depending on the […]
Tucker’s Robot: Open Eye Theater’s Magical Driveway Tour at ESFL
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and Open Eye Figure Theater invite you to an outdoor puppet show, Tucker's Robot—part of Open Eye's magical driveway tour! Saturday, June 18, 2022 at […]
Puss-in-Boots Puppet Show
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to the Puss-in-Boots Puppet Show on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 11am on our beautiful front lawn! We’re hosting a marionette puppet show! […]
On the Left Bank: St Paul Socialist Poetry Zine Launch Party!
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to “On the Left Bank: St Paul Socialist Poetry Zine Launch Party!” with author and publisher David Ackos. Saturday, July 9, 2022, 4:30pm […]
National Night Out
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to join us for National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, 5 - 8PM on our beautiful lawn at 1105 Greenbrier Street. […]
What Are Community Land Trusts?
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesWith Rondo Community Land Trust and City of Lakes Community Land Trust On the front lawn of the East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St. Register here for this event. Registration is recommended and allows us to communicate with you about event updates. Have you ever wondered what a community land trust is? What about […]
Labor Solidarity Picnic
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesFor more than a hundred and twenty years, American workers have come together in early September to celebrate Labor Day as an expression of unity and solidarity. We need such a celebration now more than ever. The East Side Freedom Library family is putting together music, entertainment, […]
Faces of Solidarity
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the Minnesota Polish Medical Society invite you to visit the Faces of Solidarity photography and oral history exhibit, with community panel discussions to come. The exhibit opening is on Saturday, September 10, 3-6pm at ESFL and will be on display at the Library through Sunday, October 9. Solidarity ("Solidarnosc") […]
Pushing Back Against the Banning of Books with Shannon Gibney and Tami Lee
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesYou can join us for this event in person on ESFL's lawn or virtually on Zoom. COME READ A SHORT SECTION FROM YOUR FAVORITE BANNED BOOK! JOIN AUTHOR SHANNON GIBNEY […]
NEA Big Read Study Group No. 3: Immigration, Identity, and the Arts
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesImmigration, Identity, and the Arts at East Side Freedom Library February 5, 2023 12 PM - 1:30 PM CT Hosted by ACF Director of Artist Support, Carolina Heredia, this event […]
Unpacking Creative Dialogue: A Conversation with an Iraqi and American Artist Collective
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesEast Side Freedom Library and Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project invite you to a conversation Unpacking Creative Dialogue: A Conversation with an Iraqi and American Artist Collective. Friday, March 10, […]
CANCELED: 2023 Day on the Hill
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States*2023 Day on the Hill has been canceled. Supporters who have signed up will receive information on how they can share their ESFL stories with their representatives individually. 2023 Day […]
Celebrate May Day with the East Side Freedom Library: A Panel Discussion with Workers Who Have Organized Minnesota’s Leading Cultural Institutions
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesRegister to attend in-person or virtually via Zoom The past year has seen new energy and passion flow into the labor movement, much of it from young workers in industries which have never been unionized before. Across the country and locally, Starbucks, Trader Joe's, Half Price Bookstore, and Amazon workers have organized, struck, and, in […]
Raja Shehadeh: Presented by Rain Taxi + Mizna
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesPlease note: this is an in-person event only; virtual attendance is not available. Masks are required at the East Side Freedom Library. Contact Mizna with event questions Two boundary-pushing Minnesota organizations, Rain Taxi and Mizna, are proud to team up to present an evening with renowned Palestinian writer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh, who […]
10th Year Anniversary Gala
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesPurchase Tickets 10th Year Anniversary Gala JUNE 3, 2023, AT 5:00 PM, EAST SIDE FREEDOM LIBRARY In Honor of ESFL Founders Peter Rachleff & Beth Cleary Special Speaker Kao Kalia Yang, Author & Founding ESFL Board Member Catering by Hilltribe | Vinai | Union Hmong Kitchen, Yia Vang, chef-owner To make a gift in support of […]
Seventh Annual Union Job and Resource Fair
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 110 1330 Conway Street, Saint Paul, MNJoin us June 8 for the 7th Annual Union Job and Resource Fair, held at the Electrical Industry Building, 1330 Conway Street, in St. Paul. Our goal is to connect […]
Music Between the Stacks with Kashimana!
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin us for the 2nd Music Between the Stacks, featuring the music of Kashimana! This event is free and open in the spirit of solidarity! Music Between the Stacks is brought to you by the East Side Freedom Library bringing you local music artists by organizing and curating intimate concerts in the library space. Through […]
The Garment Solidarity Performance and Conversation with Artist Rachel Breen
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesRegister for this in-person event To expand on the ideas behind her Solidarity Banners art installation at the East Side Freedom Library, Rachel Breen convenes a team of sewists in […]
Bill Fletcher Jr.: Race, Class, and the Crime Novel
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesRegister to attend in-person or virtually Join Bill Fletcher Jr. at the East Side Freedom Library for an engaging discussion about race, class, and the crime novel. The Man Who […]