Christopher Lehman's "It Took Courage: Eliza Winston's Quest For Freedom" Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 7:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 LET US KNOW YOU'RE COMING Join the East Side Freedom Library the day after the awards ceremony in welcoming Minnesota Book Award finalist Christopher Lehman as he returns […]

  RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN HISTORY The 2025 National History Day theme asks students to think about how rights have been won and exercised and how they connect to responsibilities as members of society. Are students interested in racial justice, labor activism, women’s rights, immigrant history, GLBTQ+ movements, environmental activism, and more? Send them to […]

Z PUPPETS ROSENSCHNOZ PRESENTS  Tales of ᏓᎦᏏ Dagsi Turtle & ᏥᏍᏚ Jisdu Wabbit A new musical adventure to help keep alive the Cherokee language Saturday, April 26, 10:30 a.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul Free admission! Dagsi Turtle & his sidekick Jisdu Wabbit race through time and space to bring you […]

  MN Book Award Series: Sonja Trom Eayrs: Dodge County Inc. Saturday, April 26, 2025, 3:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 Note: There will be a reception at 2:00 featuring the art exhibit You Betcha! Farmer-Labor Solidarity is Possible. Join us! Let us know you're coming! REGISTER HERE. […]

Book Award Series: Marcie Rendon's Where They Last Saw Her Monday, April 28, 2025, 7 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE (REGISTRATION REQUESTED) Join us for another in our series of Minnesota Book Award finalists readings when Marcie Rendon comes to ESFL for her […]

Book Awards Series: Shannon Gibney and Sun Yung Shin  Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 7:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, Saint Paul, MN 55106 THIS EVENT IS FREE; REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED Join the East Side Freedom Library as we welcome Shannon Gibney, co-editor and contributor, and Sun Yung Shin, contributing author for When We Become Ours: A […]

MN Book Award Series: Locker Room Talk: Women in Private Spaces with Michelle Filkins, joined by Sha Cage, Maureen Aiken, Leslie Adrienne Miller, Suzanne Nielsen and Patricia Cumbie. Thursday, May 15, 7:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN  55106 FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED The East […]