BOOK RELEASE! Said Shaiye for ARE YOU BORG NOW? in conversation with Douglas Kearney Monday, June 30, 2025, 7:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED Join us at the East Side Freedom Library for a book release reading and conversation with noted author Said Shaiye and […]
ART LAB FINAL SHOWCASE: MAPPING OUR HOUSING FAMILY TREES Sunday, June 22, 1 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 Paint. Draw. Type. Map. Sing. Act. Glam. Listen. Share. Join us for an interactive, community empowered art lab showcase. The East Side Freedom Library Art Lab artists will bring their […]
MN Book Award Series: Fiction Winner Mubanga Kalimamukwento Thursday, June 5, 2025, 7 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED Join the East Side Freedom Library as we welcome the 2025 winner of the Minnesota Book Award in the Novel & Short Story category, Mubanga Kalimamukwento. Acclaimed […]
MN Book Award Series: Under Turbulent Skies - a reading and reflection by Kao Kalia Yang Thursday, May 22, 2025, 7:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106 REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED On April 22nd of this year, Kao Kalia Yang accomplished something no other person has in the history of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
