Reading
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! This week we will read: HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES written by Leslea Newman illustrated by Laura Cornell PEACE IS AN OFFERING words by Anette LeBox pictures by Stephanie Graegin WHEN […]
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! This week we will read: A RULE IS TO BREAK by john and janna THIS DAY IN JUNE by Gayle E. Pitman illustrated by Kristyna Litten DREAM BIG LITTLE PIG […]
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! This week we will read: 10,000 DRESSES story by Marcus Ewert illustrations by Rex Ray WHAT'S THIS? A Seed's Story by Caroline Mockford THE THREE LITTLE PIGS An Architectural Tale […]
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
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
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
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 […]
The Kaleidoscope Project: An Afro-Asian Creative Reflection II
This event is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Humanities Center and Department of African American and African Studies at the University of Minnesota. Watch via Facebook Live! Patti Kameya | Antonio Duke | Chavonn Williams Shen | Rebecca Nichloson | Ty Chapman | Rebecca Song The Kaleidoscope Project is a three-part creative writing and intercultural discourse […]
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! This week we will read: THE GIVING TREE by Shel Silverstein JINGLE DANCER by Cynthia Leitich Smith illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu PETER'S CHAIR by Ezra Jack […]
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! This week we will read: IDEAS ARE ALL AROUND Philip C. Stead THE WORRY WARTS by Pamela Duncan Edwards illustrated by: Henry Cole If you’re unable to catch the premiere […]
Animate (Presentation and Discussion)
The East Side Freedom Library and "On Stage" invite you to Animate (Presentation and Discussion)! Update: This event will no longer have an in-person component. Instead, join the event using this Zoom link. Animate rehearsals / Kate Fuglei, Photo credit: Mixed Blood Theatre Join us on Zoom for a stimulating theater presentation and discussion led […]
Queer Gatsby with AJ Odasso
University Club of St. Paul 420 Summit Ave, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesF. Scott Fitzgerald's Gatsby is now in the public domain. This gives us the opportunity to dig deeper and fuller into the cultural image of our iconic literary figure. Join the East Side Freedom Library and literary curator Danny Klecko at The University Club in welcoming AJ Odasso in conversation with Maryanne Grossmann! We will […]
“Tomorrow We Will Celebrate” by Sophia Epony Kim
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a reading of work in progress by Sophia Epony Kim, Tomorrow We Will Celebrate. Register here to join this event on Zoom. Sophia Epony Kim will read from her novel-in-progress Tomorrow We Will Celebrate. How do we learn how to live if not for the rules we […]
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 […]
Give to the Max Day 2022: A Conversation with Roger Guenveur Smith of Otto Frank at East Side Freedom Library
Join us for our Give to the Max Day event on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 5:30 pm CT. Please register here to join this event on Zoom. The East Side Freedom Library is collaborating with our very good friends for this year’s Give to the Max Day. We are excited and honored to have […]
Reparations Reading Group: The Federal Government and Lawmaking About Slavery
The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly Reparations Reading & Discussion Group, The Federal Government and Lawmaking About Slavery Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 6:30 pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. LEFT: An 1844 photograph of John Peter Van Ness, an […]
History Book Club: Swede Hollow
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 1 PM - 2:30 PM CT Online event The Roseville History Book Club meets monthly with East Side Freedom Library representatives for discussions on a wide variety of topics from American history. Enrollment is limited to ensure an intimate discussion experience. Extra copies of the books are available at the Library. […]
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 passcode […]
READ TO THE MAX
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin 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 […]