June 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm History Revealed: Finding Moses Dickson with Karen Sieber Thursday, June 20, 2024, 7:00 pm Please register for the in-person event here: Register Here Please register for the Zoom event here: Register Here In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society New documentation places Moses Dickson, one of the most well-known […]

East Side Environmental Justice Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 9th, 6:00-7:30 PM Location: East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St. Join The East Side Environmental Justice Group for a gathering to address environmental concerns affecting our neighborhood. Together, we will discuss issues such as lead contamination in our air, water, and soil and explore solutions to […]

History Revealed: Claiming the City Claiming the City: A Global History of Workers’ Fight for Municipal Socialism Shelton Stromquist History Revealed Thursday, July 18, 7:00 pm In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society. REGISTER HERE How workers fought for municipal socialism in the nineteenth century to make cities around the globe livable and democratic – […]

The Remember 1934 Committee Presents: Labor's Turning Point Friday, July 26, 2024, 6:30 - 9:00 pm East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota Join the Remember 1934 Committee for a screening of the documentary remembering the landmark 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters Strike that shifted the tide of union activism in the United States. […]

Commemorate the Day of the Revolution with a screening of The Black Box, movie exploring a vivid window into the Cuban revolution, brought to you by the Minnesota Cuba Committee. The Black Box 2021 | 93 Minutes | Historical Fiction/Drama East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul Saturday, July 27, 7:00 p.m. FREE […]

East Side Environmental Justice Meeting Date: Tuesday, July 9th, 6:00-7:30 PM Location: East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier St. Join The East Side Environmental Justice Group for the next gathering to address environmental concerns affecting our neighborhood. Together, we will discuss issues such as lead contamination in our air, water, and soil and explore solutions […]

Night Out for Solidarity & Liberation! Tuesday, August 6, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT Join the East Side Freedom Library and our friends and neighbors for our annual Night Out! FOOD GAMES FUN MUSIC FRIENDS NEIGHBORS Every August, we bring people to our front lawn for an evening of food, music, games, and community-building. Come […]

Join Us at the Annual East Side Roller Party - Celebrating Community!" FREE! We are excited to announce the upcoming Annual East Side Roller Party, organized in collaboration with East Side Freedom Library, Family Values for Life, and Saint Paul Parks and Recreation's Phalen Recreation Center. We want to extend an invitation for you to […]

THE AMAZING COW BOAT Saturday, August 10th at 1:00pm at 1105 Greenbrier St, St Paul, MN 55106. (Rain location: Same location) Summer Family Fun for All Ages! Our award-winning Driveway Tour brings high-quality, original outdoor puppet shows with live music to communities all across the metro! Join us in welcoming Open Eye Theatre for another edition of […]

Book Sale! Saturday, September 7, 3:00 - 7 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota Start your own freedom library! We have too many books! (Can anyone ever have too many books?) There is a remedy. The East Side Freedom Library Labor Working Group is organizing our very first book drive! […]

Saturday, September 7 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN Join the East Side Freedom Library on Saturday, September 7th, to share food, drink, and music! Steeped in labor history and artifacts, each year brings a great opportunity for our sisters, brothers and kin to join in […]

Conversation with Labor Organizer and Activist Jean-Daniel Zamor! Friday, September 13, 2024, 6 - 8 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN Join us and the Labor Education Service, housed at the University of Minnesota for a presentation and conversation with Jean-Daniel Zamon. Jean-Daniel is a rider for Uber Eats and […]

Archive in Motion: The ATU Workers of Metro Transit Thursday, September 19, 2024 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 Registration encouraged for this in-person event Join Photographers Leslie Grant and Jeffrey Skemp, David Stiggers, President of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union Local 1005 and Metro Transit […]

The Farmer-Labor Movement: A Minnesota Story Thursday, October 17, 7:00-9pm @ East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, St Paul, MN 55106 Registration  Screening and discussion of the 'The Farmer-Labor Movement: A Minnesota Story' at The East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul, MN. WE NEED YOU & YOUR STORIES! After the film, and in […]

Beetlejuice October 25th, 7:00pm East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Saint Saint Paul, MN 55106 Join us after Rivoli Bluff Trunk r' Treat for a FREE SCREENING of Halloween comedy classic Beetlejuice! Here's your chance to see the original film on the big screen. Join us between the stacks at East Side Freedom library for […]

Meet the Artists:Archives in Motion: The ATU Workers of Metro Transit Saturday, October 26, 2024 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 (This exhibit will be up at ESFL until November 9 during our regular weekday hours. We also invite people and groups to request viewing times […]

POETRY READING Greg Watson for his new collection of poetry, Stars Unseen with Julia Klatt Singer and Michael Kleber-Diggs Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 7 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 Registration suggested Come to the East Side Freedom Library for a reading featuring the latest book from Greg Watson, Stars […]

Closing Reception: Archive in Motion: The ATU Workers of Metro Transit Saturday, November 9, 2024 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 Registration encouraged for this in-person event Join Photographers Leslie Grant and Jeffrey Skemp, and project partners for the closing event for the exhibit, a series of photographs, “Actions […]

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN HISTORY The 2025 National History Day theme asks students to think about how rights have been won and exercised and how they connect to responsibilities as members of society. Are students interested in racial justice, labor activism, women’s rights, immigrant history, GLBTQ+ movements, environmental activism, and more? Send them to the […]