History Revealed: Making Minnesota – Saint Paul
Making Minnesota: The Story of Saint Paul Bill Lindeke History Revealed Series Thursday, January 20, 2022 7:00 pm In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society and the Roseville Library Live […]
History Day Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNational History Day Scholars! Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2022 National History Day theme asks you to think about how disagreements and attempts to reach compromise have impacted people, places, ideas, and events in […]
El Amor, La Cana y el Mar: Love, Sugarcane, and the Sea: A Story of Cuban Exodus 1980
The East Side Freedom Library and CWA Local 7250 invite you to El Amor, La Cana y el Mar: Love, Sugarcane, and the Sea: A Story of Cuban Exodus 1980, […]
Renter Voices – Greater East Side Renter Forum
ARE YOU A RENTER IN THE GREATER EAST SIDE? Join East Side Freedom Library and Greater East Side Community Council to make sure the city listens to renters, that renters' voices are heard in development and planning decisions, and to learn about how we can start organizing renters for change. This month’s meeting will be […]
Attitudes on Policing: The Minneapolis 2021 Election and Beyond
*This event has been rescheduled and will now take place on January 27th, 2022* Register here to join this event on Zoom or watch it live streamed to ESFL’s Facebook page. […]
History Day Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNational History Day Scholars! Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2022 National History Day theme asks you to think about how disagreements and attempts to reach compromise have impacted people, places, ideas, and events in […]
Bookstore Workers Organize: Not Just Something to Read About
The East Side Freedom Library and UFCW Locals 1189 and 663 invite you join a conversation, Bookstore Workers Organize: Not Just Something to Read About. Register here to join this event on Zoom. The past year saw significant developments in the labor movement—strikes to eliminate two-tier systems, raise wages, and improve safety precautions; local political […]
Black Labor in Richmond
Black Labor in Richmond Tuesday, February 1, 2022 6 PM Use this link to join on Zoom. For 150 years, Richmond's place in history has been as "the capital of […]
Racial Homeownership Gap Update
Register here to join this event on Zoom. In 2019, the East Side Freedom Library partnered with ABC Reality, Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services, the Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing, Payne Phalen District Council and others to host a summer of programming focused on the racial disparities among homeownership in the Twin Cities. One […]
History Day Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNational History Day Scholars! Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2022 National History Day theme asks you to think about how disagreements and attempts to reach compromise have impacted people, places, ideas, and events in […]
Book Geek Happy Hour
Starting in January of 2022, we are switching back to meeting virtually on Zoom for our monthly Book Geek meetings. Register here to join this event on Zoom. 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 […]
Evictions Update February 2022
Register here to join this event on Zoom. It has been several months since the eviction moratorium has ended both here in Minnesota and across the country. What is the state of affairs surrounding evictions now that they have resumed? Has it been the slow wave we predicted? Join Housing Justice Center attorneys Lawrence McDonough […]
Immigrants & The Making of Saint Paul
IMMIGRANTS & THE MAKING OF SAINT PAUL St. Paul Public Schools Adult & Community Ed The first class will be Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 at 7:00-8:15 PM. Explore the role of immigrants in the making and remaking of Saint Paul, from the immigrants that impacted the foundation of our city in the 1840s to the […]
History Revealed: Settler Colonialism Seen Through the Life of Harriet Scott (new spots available!)
The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to History Revealed: Settler Colonialism Seen Through the Life of Harriet Scott, a presentation by Jane Henderson, […]
Labor History Discussion—The Labor Movement and the Struggle for Racial Justice: The United Packinghouse Workers and the Murder of Emmett Till
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our monthly Labor History Discussion, The Labor Movement and the Struggle for Racial Justice: The United Packinghouse Workers and the Murder of […]
History Day Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNational History Day Scholars! Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2022 National History Day theme asks you to think about how disagreements and attempts to reach compromise have impacted people, places, ideas, and events in […]
Reparations Reading Group—Racial Justice and Environmental Justice: Intersections
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the St. Paul Recovery Act Reading Group invite you to our monthly Reparations Reading Group, Racial Justice and Environmental Justice: Intersections. Register here to join this event on Zoom. We have been meeting monthly for more than two years. Many of our conversations have explored the historical patterns and […]
Immigrants & The Making of Saint Paul
IMMIGRANTS & THE MAKING OF SAINT PAUL St. Paul Public Schools Adult & Community Ed The first class will be Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 at 7:00-8:15 PM. Explore the role of immigrants in the making and remaking of Saint Paul, from the immigrants that impacted the foundation of our city in the 1840s to the […]
History Revealed: Scottie Primus Davis
Scottie Primus Davis: A Story Forgotten to Time with Mary K. Boyd, Chester C. Owens Jr. and Steve Trimble Other panelists may be announced. Moderated by Meredith Cummings, RCHS Editor History Revealed Series Thursday, February 17, 2022, 7:00 pm In partnership with the Ramsey County Historical Society and the Roseville Library. Live presentation on Zoom Register in […]
History Day Workshop
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesNational History Day Scholars! Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences The East Side Freedom Library invites you to benefit from our rich resources and our experienced mentors! The 2022 National History Day theme asks you to think about how disagreements and attempts to reach compromise have impacted people, places, ideas, and events in […]