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, she will be in conversation with writers Sagirah Shahid and Sophia Kim. Register here to join this event on Zoom. After registering, you will receive […]
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 Richburg, Tomasina Petrus and the skaters of Brownbody’s upcoming production, Tracing Sacred Steps! Brownbody Black artistic company that employs a blend of modern dance, theater, […]
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
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe 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)
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 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 […]
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 on ESFL's beautiful front lawn On the Left Bank is a new leftist lit mag produced right here in our community. Join us for the […]
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 St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to a discussion, Reparations: What Can We Learn from California? Register here to join this event […]