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 […]

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History Revealed: The Activist Roots of the Everyday: Histories of African American Activism in the Twin Cities

The East Side Freedom Library, Ramsey County Historical Society, and the Roseville Public Library invite you to History Revealed: The Activist Roots of the Everyday: Histories of African American Activism in the Twin Cities, a presentation by Adam Bledsoe, Assistant Prof of Geography, U of M. Register here to join this event on Zoom. This […]

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2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

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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 […]

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On the Left Bank Vol. 3 Poetry Reading and Launch Party

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

On the Left Bank Vol. 3 Poetry Reading and Launch PartyTuesday, December 13, 2022 7:30 PM -  8:30 PM CT Register here for Zoom Join On the Left Bank as they unveil the third volume of On the Left Bank, a socialist zine for art, poetry, and short prose. This event will feature readings by […]

2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

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San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin with Su Hwang and Michael Kleber-Diggs

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

  The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a special event with San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin, in conversation with award-winning poets Su Hwang and Michael Kleber-Diggs. Tongo Eisen-Martin has been named San Francisco’s eighth Poet Laureate in the city's history. He will be in Saint Paul to read from his works and […]

2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

Free

2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

Free

2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

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 passcode in […]

Free

Reparations Reading Group: Reparations in St. Paul: Which Way Forward?

The East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly Reparations Reading & Discussion Group Reparations in St. Paul: Which Way Forward? Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 6:30 pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. KSTP-TV News recently reported: “Minnesota’s Capitol City is joining a growing […]

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2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

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Premier: DRAG STORY HOUR – Adventurama: The Musical! (a Virtual Event)

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

Watch this YouTube Premier here on the East Side Freedom Library Channel The East Side Freedom Library is thrilled to offer the Premier via YouTube channel of the Drag Story Hour: Adventurama: The Musical! Travel with us via the power of song to explore worlds conjured by the imaginations of Doña Pepa, Old Man Zimmer […]

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. […]

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FREC Learning Community: St. Paul’s Response to Address Reparations for American Descendents of Chattle Slavery with Trahern Crews

The East Side Freedom Library and the Facilitating Racial Equity Collaborative invite you to this month's FREC Share Learning Community Circle, St. Paul's Response to Address Reparations for American Descendents of Chattle Slavery, featuring guest speaker Trahern Crews. Click this link to join this event on Zoom on Thursday, January 19th, 2022, from 4:30 pm […]

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History Revealed: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Vision of Freedom in American Memory

*This event was moved from January 12th to January 19th.* The East Side Freedom Library, Ramsey County Historical Society, and the Roseville Library of the Ramsey County Public Library System invite you to History Revealed: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Vision of Freedom in American Memory, presented by Dr. Walter Greason, Professor of History, Macalester College. […]

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2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

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Weaponized Whiteness: The Constructions and Deconstructions of White Identity Politics

The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation WEAPONIZED WHITENESS: THE CONSTRUCTIONS AND DECONSTRUCTIONS OF WHITE IDENTITY POLITICS Thursday, January 26, 2023, 7 pm Register here to join this event on Zoom. Weaponized Whiteness by Fran Shor interrogates the meanings and implications of white supremacy and, more specifically, white identity politics from historical […]

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2023 History Day Workshops

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

National History Day Scholars! Frontiers in History: People, Places, and Ideas The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2023 National History Day theme asks you to think about how the engagement with frontiers—in space, among people, and in the emergence of new ideas—have shaped […]

Free