*Weather Update* Solidarity Street Gallery Night Reading at ESFL

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Due to the rain, the reading tonight will be indoors. We continue to practice safety protocols here at the library and are limiting the size of the in-person audience to 15 (not including readers). Everyone who comes indoors must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask. For audiences who are unable to attend in […]

Book Geek Happy Hour

Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? Read on your own starting at 4pm and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will be sent the Zoom link and […]

Free

How Dare We Write

Presenting How Dare We Write, 2nd Edition Please join the East Side Freedom Library for a reading from the second edition of How Dare we Write: a multicultural creative writing discourse, edited by Sherry Quan Lee. This reading will feature Sherry with a host of other authors both to showcase Black and brown writers that […]

Free

Book Geek Happy Hour

Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? Read on your own starting at 4pm and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will be sent the Zoom link and […]

Free

Book Geek Happy Hour

Are you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? Read on your own starting at 4pm and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will be sent the Zoom link and […]

Free

NEA Big Read Study Group No. 3: Immigration, Identity, and the Arts

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Immigration, 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 will feature Latin American and ACF composer awardees in conversation about documenting the shift in experiences through generations. This event will feature ACF McKnight Visiting […]

Free

Bill Fletcher Jr.: Race, Class, and the Crime Novel

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Register 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 Changed Colors explores the complicated relationships between Cape Verdean Americans and African Americans, liberation movements in Cape Verde, Portuguese and Greek fascists emigrating to the […]

Free

Beyond Banned Books: Rising Against Fascism

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

REGISTER HERE. Note: All Love & Solidarity events are free and open to the public. However, we encourage registration, due to limited in-person space. For virtual attendance, registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link.  The East Side Freedom Library (ESFL) and the University of Minnesota Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) are proud […]

READ TO THE MAX

East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United States

Join ESFL for the final event in our Fall Love & Solidarity Series! Read to the Max is a day-long homage to banned books and the stories they hold. The afternoon of Thursday, November 16th, we invite folks to tune in to a livestream of community readers reading aloud from their favorite banned books. The […]

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