Passing Strange (Community Discussion)
This event is co-hosted by On Stage. Use this link to join this event on Zoom. Join us for a stimulating theater discussion led by local theater educators Austene Van (Director of the play), Ansa Akyea, and Sun Mee Chomet about Passing Strange, a play that Yellow Tree Theatre and New Dawn Theatre will be […]
Labor History in the Making: What’s Happening at Amazon and Starbucks
Register here to join this event on Zoom. The past month has seen extraordinary developments in labor organizing, as workers at Amazon warehouses and Starbucks coffee shops have organized in a series of workplaces, with more unfolding as we watch. Is this a new chapter in labor history? Does this suggest significant changes in the […]
Reparations Legislative Advisory Committee Virtual Community Sessions
The East Side Freedom Library and the City's Reparations Legislative Advisory Committee invite you to a community conversation about the work of this committee. There are two upcoming sessions: Thursday, April 7, 2022, 5pm - 6pm Friday, April 29, 2022, noon - 1pm Register here to join one or both of these conversations on Zoom. […]
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 […]
History Revealed: Geographies of the Ramsey County Poor Farm, from Minnesota Territory to the New Deal
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to History Revealed: Geographies of the Ramsey County Poor Farm, from Minnesota Territory to the New Deal, […]
Power Despite Precarity: Strategies for the Contingent Faculty Movement in Higher Education
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with Joe Berry and Helena Worthen about their new book, Power Despite Precarity: Strategies for the Contingent Faculty Movement in […]
History Revealed: Sunrise Over Wat Thamkrabok
With Dr. Brian V. Xiong & Marlin L. Heise Register here to join this event on Zoom. In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society and the Roseville Library. […]
Sixth Annual Union Job and Resource Fair
Thursday, May 19, 2022 3:00 — 6:30 p.m. (We've made accommodations for rain so come rain or shine!) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 110 1330 Conway Street St. […]
FREC Learning Community: “Recognizing and Dismantling Anti-Blackness and Racism”
The Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative and the East Side Freedom Library invite you to FREC Learning Community: “Recognizing and Dismantling Anti-Blackness and Racism" with Sangay Taythi, co-founder of Tibetans for […]
In Conversation with Anni Liu, Author of Border Vista: Poems
Join the East Side Freedom Library for a reading and conversation with Anni Liu and her award-winning collection of poetry Border Vista from Persea Books. For this virtual event, […]
Brownbody’s Tracing Sacred Steps: Talk to the Artists
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesTHIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE BOTH IN PERSON (ON OUR LAWN) AND ZOOM! Join Brownbody and the East Side Freedom Library on Tuesday, May 31 for a conversation with Deneane […]
Art and Activism: A Conversation Between Keith Christensen and Mike Alewitz
Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will receive the link to join. Since our founding in 2014, the East Side Freedom Library has centered art as a means of story-telling, education, and building solidarity. We have long been inspired by the work of Mike Alewitz and Keith Christensen, two visual […]
The Burning Truth Project: Outdoor Performance
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and Pangea World Theatre invite you to "The Burning Truth Project" to be performed on ESFL's beautiful front lawn! RSVP for the event here. The Burning Truth Project is a 90-minute performance that weaves together songs and story with a space to share and reflect some of the many thoughts, […]
The Burning Truth Project: Outdoor Performance
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and Pangea World Theatre invite you to "The Burning Truth Project" to be performed on ESFL's beautiful front lawn! RSVP for the event here. The Burning Truth Project is a 90-minute performance that weaves together songs and story with a space to share and reflect some of the many thoughts, […]
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 […]
Earth Whispers
The 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 that they developed here at the East Side Freedom Library. Earth Whispers is a play made for the very young (ages 0-5, but older siblings […]
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 the Ramsey County Historical Society & Roseville Library Live presentation on Zoom Register in advance for this meeting, register on Zoom here.After registering, you will receive […]
Stories We Wear (Workshop)
The 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
The 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
Join 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 […]