Events

Thursday, August 6  | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM 📍 East Side Freedom Library (1105 Greenbrier, St. Paul) Learn how you can support trans/nonbinary refugees of all ages who are coming to MN seeking a safer life. This session is for people interested in providing housing for folks needing a safe place to land, welcoming […]

Home Energy Savings Workshop Event Description: Join Good Energy Connections, East Side Freedom Library, Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs), and the Citizens Utility Board for a free home energy savings workshop! Learn about home energy usage and how it affects your bill, get DIY tips for cutting energy costs, discover money-saving upgrade options, and find […]

Thursday, August 20, 2026 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | East Side Freedom Library In partnership with Trilingua Cinema Blue Houses: A Reflection on Home Join Kao Kalia Yang and Katrina Mendoza as they tell stories of their different blue houses from their childhoods. A chance to reflect on what a home can mean […]

Saturday, September 12 | 1:00–4:00 pm | East Side Freedom Library Annual Labor Solidarity Picnic Join us, and each other, for ESFL's annual Labor Solidarity Picnic! This year's theme is Labor and Freedom, and we'll spend the afternoon celebrating working people with good food, live music, and inspiring updates from the front lines of the […]

Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | East Side Freedom Library As part of our “Reel Stories: Housing Justice in Film” series with Trilingua Cinema, we will be holding a screening and discussion of The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, a documentary examining the rise and fall of the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex in St. Louis […]

Event Details Join us for a conversation with author John Hanson as he launches his new book, Fight & Win: Minneapolis Teamsters Strike, 1934. Part of the book was written right here at East Side Freedom Library! Historian and ESFL co-founder, Peter Rachleff, who mentored John throughout the writing process, will introduce the event. What […]

Join the East Side Freedom Library and the City of Saint Paul’s Office of Financial Empowerment for an informative session about tenant rights and protections in Saint Paul. This session will cover: Limits on security deposits and prepaid rent Applicant screening and Uniform Screening Criteria The temporary 60-day pre-eviction notice, in effect through December 31, […]

Please join us at Metro State University public library for a conversation about the library closure. Learn more, ask questions, share concerns, and discuss what we can do together to advocate for keeping library services in our neighborhood. Hosted by Ward 7 Councilwoman Cheniqua Johnson Located at the third floor (Room 302) of the Library […]