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 […]

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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 […]

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

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. […]

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

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 […]

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

“My Emancipation Don’t Fit Your Equation”: Uncovering Black Perspectives in U.S. Education

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

"My Emancipation Don't Fit Your Equation," Fugitivity, Abolition, and Accommodation: Uncovering Black Perspectives in U.S. Education Register for this in-person or virtual event HERE! Drawing from his recent publication, "My Emancipation Don't Fit Your Equation": Critical Enactments of Black Education in the U.S., Dr. Brian Lozenski will explore how the practices of fugitivity, abolition, 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

NEA Big Read Study Group No. 3: Immigration, Identity, and the Arts

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

Immigration, Identity, and the Arts at East Side Freedom Library February 5, 2023 12 PM - 1:30 PM CT Hosted by ACF Director of Artist Support, Carolina Heredia, this event will feature Latin American and ACF composer awardees in conversation about documenting the shift in experiences through generations. This event will feature ACF McKnight Visiting […]

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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 […]

Free

Minnesota Workers Make History – Saint Paul Public Schools Online Course

Minnesota Workers Make History - Saint Paul Public Schools Online Course Mondays, February 6, 2023 - March 6, 2023 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm CT Register for classes here. At key turning points in our country's history, Minnesota workers have had a significant impact on the national labor scene. Uncover the stories you were not […]

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