History Revealed: Dejsiab: From My Liver to Yours
A conversation with author Mai Neng Vang about her new book Dejsiab: From My Liver to Yours History Revealed Series Thursday, June 9, 2022, 7:00 pm CT In partnership with […]
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 weather and number of people, the workshop will take place on ESFL’s lawn. If we meet inside, masks and proof of vaccinations are required for […]
Union Beer Tasting and Celebration
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to a UNION BEER TASTING AND CELEBRATION IN COLLABORATION WITH FAIR STATE BREWING COOPERATIVE, UNITE-HERE LOCAL 17, AND ESB (EAST SIDE BAR) Saturday, June 11, 2022, 4:30-6:30pm On our beautiful front lawn 1105 Greenbrier Street No entrance fee, but donations are invited These have been challenging -- and […]
Playing Poetry on the Typewriter
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesJoin us on the lawn of the East Side Freedom Library for some typewriter music with Clarence White and his typewriters! Poetry is its own music, but what are its instruments? A typewriter is the percussion instrument of poetry's music. Keep a beat. Measure your own time. Use an actual typewriter and make a […]
A History of Mixed-Race Nikkei
The East Side Freedom Library, the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League, and Tsuru for Solidarity Minnesota invite you to A History of Mixed-Race Nikkei Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 4:00 pm CT Live presentation on Zoom Register in advance for this meeting, register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information […]
Twelve Angry Men: Community Discussion
This event is co-hosted by the East Side Freedom Library and On Stage: Creating a Community Dialogue Around Live Theater. Join us for a stimulating theater discussion led by local theater educators Wendy Knox, Rajané Katurah, and Clay Man Soo about Twelve Angry Men, a play that Theatre Latte Da will be presenting from June […]
History Book Club: The 1619 Project
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1 PM - 2:30 PM CT Online event As part of the Roseville History Book Club, Peter Rachleff from the East Side Freedom Library will lead this month's discussion of the very popular book, The 1619 Project; a New Origin Story, by Nikole Hannah-Jones. This book offers a brilliant reframing of […]
FREC Conversation with William Moore
The East Side Freedom Library and the Facilitating Racial Equity Collective invite you to the June learning community Can Systemic Racism Be Eliminated in a Country as Racialized as the United States? facilitated by William Moore Thursday, June 16, 2022, 4:30-6:00pm Live presentation on Zoom Register on FREC's website here: Click Here William Moore is […]
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 11AM on our beautiful front lawn Tucker is a young boy who needs to go back in time to face a group of neighborhood bullies. […]
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! Adapted from the classic fairy tale by our friends David Hanzal, co-founder of Collective Unconscious Performance, and Leif Jurgensen, of the Speaking Out Collective, Puss-in-Boots […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reparations Reading Group: What Can We Learn from California?
People line up to speak during a Reparations Task Force meeting at Third Baptist Church in San Francisco, April 13, 2022. The American Prospect. The East Side Freedom Library and […]
The Labor Movement: Race, Gender, and Class—The Energy of New Organizing
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our monthly Labor History discussion, The Labor Movement: Race, Gender, and Class—The Energy of New Organizing, a conversation with historian Jenny Carson, […]
History Revealed: Daybreak Woman
Daybreak Woman Jane Lamm Carroll History Revealed Series Thursday, July 14, 2022, 7:00 pm In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society & Roseville Library Live presentation on Zoom Register in […]
History Book Club: Neither Settler nor Native
ZoomThe Roseville History Book Club meets monthly with Clarence White, Associate Director of the East Side Freedom Library, for discussions on a wide variety of topics from American history. Enrollment […]
Taking the Venereal out of Venereal Disease: The 1930s Public Health Campaign against Syphilis and Gonorrhea
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a presentation and conversation: Taking the Venereal out of Venereal Disease: The 1930s Public Health Campaign against Syphilis and Gonorrhea - with […]
FREC Shared Learning Community Circle: A Conversation with Tony Carr
The Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative and the East Side Freedom Library invite you to the monthly Shared Learning Community Circle, A Conversation with Tony Carr. Click here to access the […]
History Revealed: The Bell Museum
A Natural Curiosity: The Story of the Bell Museum. Don Luce History Revealed Series Thursday, July 21, 2022, 7:00 pm In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society & Roseville Library […]
Nikkei with Disabilities
The East Side Freedom Library, the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League, and Tsuru for Solidarity MN invite you to a panel discussion, Nikkei with Disabilities featuring Selena Moon, Atsuko […]