Book Talk: A Pandemic Nurse’s Diary
With author Nurse T, Publisher Tim Sheard, and local reader/discussants from the frontlines of healthcare work Register here to join the event on Zoom or watch live on ESFL's Facebook page. "An exhilarating read that takes you right to the front lines of the pandemic and the heroes risking and putting their own lives in […]
Stories for (Little) People
This event will premiere on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel Parents and kids, park yourselves in front of your device and enjoy great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
Book Geek Happy Hour
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesAre you thirsting for some time to read and a chance to talk about what you’re reading? East Side Freedom Library is holding its monthly Happy Hour via Zoom. Read on your own starting at 4pm and join the Zoom conversation at 5:30pm to share what you are reading. Register here for the Zoom invitation. […]
Writing Social Justice Stories for Little People
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with children’s book authors Nicole McCandless and Alejandra Domenzain This event will be live streamed on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel! Educators say, "If they can see it, they can be it." When parents, teachers and librarians offer stories of children and their working parents fighting for […]
Mindful Self-Compassion (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library invites you to explore workshops in “Mindful Self-Compassion” with Patricia Enstad. Eastsider Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She writes: “As we consider the important tasks that lie ahead, we will need to support our action with compassion […]
Stories for (Little) People: Special Edition with Nicole McCandless and Alejandra Domenzain
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a special edition of Stories for (Little) People. This event will be live streamed on ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel. Encourage the little people in your life to join authors Nicole McCandless and Alejandra Domenzain as they read their newly published books, DOWN IN JAMES STREET […]
Reparations Reading Group—After the Chauvin Verdict: What Next in the Struggle for Racial Justice?
Register here to join the event on Zoom. The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd inflicted additional layers of trauma on many of us, but it came to a dramatic conclusion which has left us asking: “What is the next step in the struggle for racial justice?” […]
Mindful Self-Compassion (Workshop)
East Side Freedom Library invites you to explore workshops in “Mindful Self-Compassion” with Patricia Enstad. Eastsider Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She writes: “As we consider the important tasks that lie ahead, we will need to support our action with compassion […]
SAINT PAUL YOUTH: How to Rent Your First Apartment
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and our Housing Justice Program send a shout out to SAINT PAUL YOUTH: HOW TO RENT YOUR FIRST APARTMENT Thursday, May 13, 2021, 4-5:30pm on Zoom We realize that taking that step to renting your first apartment can be confusing and challenging. On May 13th at 4 pm, we will […]
Stories for (Little) People
This event will premiere on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel Parents and kids, park yourselves in front of your device and enjoy great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
Mindful Self-Compassion
East Side Freedom Library invites you to explore workshops in “Mindful Self-Compassion” with Patricia Enstad. Eastsider Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She writes: “As we consider the important tasks that lie ahead, we will need to support our action with compassion […]
Labor History Film Discussion—Plutocracy: Part 1: Divide and Rule
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to our monthly Labor History film discussion: PLUTOCRACY: PART I: DIVIDE AND RULE Register here to join the event on Zoom. Plutocracy is the first documentary to comprehensively examine early American history through the lens of class. A multi-part series by filmmaker Scott Noble, Part I focuses on the ways in which the American people have […]
Stories for (Little) People
This event will premiere on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel Parents and kids, park yourselves in front of your device and enjoy great stories! If you’re unable to catch the premiere presentation at 10am or if you’d like to watch it again (and again), the video of this reading will remain available on ESFL’s […]
Walking Tour: Immigration and the (Re)Making of Saint Paul’s East Side
Classes for Adults / Trips & Travelogues Spring 2021 – Adult – Saturday, May 22, 2021, 10am-11:30am Examine the role of immigration in the making and remaking of St. Paul's East Side over the last 150 years. Explore Swede Hollow and its role as the first site of settlement in the 1850s, then onto Payne […]
Mutual Aid Drive
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesOn Saturday, May 22nd the East Side Freedom Library, DocumentingMN and Connections 2 Independence will host a mutual aid drive as part of our efforts to create systems of empowerment for East Siders and bring attention to the Foster Care system as part of Foster Care Awareness Month. We're providing perishable and nonperishable goods, a […]
Book Talk: The Southern Key with Mike Goldfield
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesWatch this event live on ESFL's Facebook page or register here to join on Zoom. We are excited to combine a discussion of an important new labor history book with our monthly labor history reading group. THE SOUTHERN KEY is a significant contribution to our analysis of the role of race, racism, and region in […]
Mindful Self-Compassion
East Side Freedom Library invites you to explore workshops in “Mindful Self-Compassion” with Patricia Enstad. Eastsider Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She writes: “As we consider the important tasks that lie ahead, we will need to support our action with compassion […]
Imagining Now! How can we make the housing market work for us?
Do we have to stay stuck in a loop with increasing rents and stagnant wages? The East Side Freedom Library will host a community conversation with activists and advocates working on alternative housing models. We’ll spend time hearing about cooperative housing, tenant opportunity to purchase act (TOPA), land trust models and public banks before getting […]
Stories for (Little) People
This event will premiere on ESFL’s Facebook page and YouTube channel Parents and kids, park yourselves in front of your device and enjoy great stories! This week we will read: THUNDER BOY JR. words by Sherman Alexie illustrated by Yuyi Morales PUG & DOUG by Steve Breen THE RABBIT LISTENED written by Cori Doerrfeld If […]
Book Talk: Union Made
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to a conversation with author Eric Lotke about his newly published novel, Union Made. Register to join this event on Zoom or watch it live streamed on ESFL's Facebook page. Recent events have raised our awareness about the challenges faced by service and retail workers and by their […]