PEN America and the East Side Freedom Library are pleased to present Dinaw Mengestu, Burhan Sönmez, and Kao Kalia Yang in a timely conversation about the role of writers and the power of solidarity in moments when human rights and democratic values are under strain. Drawing on their experiences as writers shaped by displacement, censorship, migration, and political upheaval, […]
National History Day Mentoring Returns to ESFL! We're excited to launch this year's ESFL National History Day Mentoring Project! Our first session was Saturday, December 6, and will continue every Saturday morning from 10AM–12PM throughout the season through April 2026. This year's National History Day theme is: REVOLUTION, REACTION, AND REFORM IN HISTORY As the […]
Saturday, February 28th from 10-1pm at the East Side Freedom Library join Burhan Sönmez and Dinaw Mengestu for an intimate writers’ workshop on using craft to process moments of crisis. Drawing on their experiences writing through political upheaval, exile, and uncertainty, Burhan and Dinaw will guide participants through conversation and exercises focused on transforming fear, […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Over four weeks, this course invites participants to explore food as history, memory, and connection. Through shared stories and discussion, participants examine meaningful foods from their personal and family traditions and craft short personal narratives. We will begin every session sharing a meal from a local chef, as a way to launch us […]
National History Day Mentoring Returns to ESFL! We're excited to launch this year's ESFL National History Day Mentoring Project! Our first session was Saturday, December 6, and will continue every Saturday morning from 10AM–12PM throughout the season through April 2026. This year's National History Day theme is: REVOLUTION, REACTION, AND REFORM IN HISTORY As the […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Over four weeks, this course invites participants to explore food as history, memory, and connection. Through shared stories and discussion, participants examine meaningful foods from their personal and family traditions and craft short personal narratives. We will begin every session sharing a meal from a local chef, as a way to launch us […]
National History Day Mentoring Returns to ESFL! We're excited to launch this year's ESFL National History Day Mentoring Project! Our first session was Saturday, December 6, and will continue every Saturday morning from 10AM–12PM throughout the season through April 2026. This year's National History Day theme is: REVOLUTION, REACTION, AND REFORM IN HISTORY As the […]
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Over four weeks, this course invites participants to explore food as history, memory, and connection. Through shared stories and discussion, participants examine meaningful foods from their personal and family traditions and craft short personal narratives. We will begin every session sharing a meal from a local chef, as a way to launch us […]
This film will be screened for free as part of our Reel Stories: Labor in Film series, presented in collaboration with East Side Freedom Library and the ESFL Labor Advisory Committee. March 19th, 6:00pmEast Side Freedom Library1105 Greenbrier Street, St Paul "Critics who write off A Bug's Life focus on the surface-level plot about Flik's […]
National History Day Mentoring Returns to ESFL! We're excited to launch this year's ESFL National History Day Mentoring Project! Our first session was Saturday, December 6, and will continue every Saturday morning from 10AM–12PM throughout the season through April 2026. This year's National History Day theme is: REVOLUTION, REACTION, AND REFORM IN HISTORY As the […]