Acclaimed folklorist and commentator Dr. Jane Beck is coming to the Varnum Memorial Library, Tuesday, February 23, 1pm. She is presenting the program Daisy Turner, in the Tradition of the West African Griot.

Daisy Turner was the daughter of former slaves and listened to her dad tell stories of his past every night after dinner. She drank these in and added stories of her own, narratives of discrimination, resilience, and strength. In an illustrated talk, Vermont folklorist, Jane Beck, shares these powerful and rare accounts of the African American experience in New England, using many family photographs and, of course, Daisy Turner's own recorded voice.

This program is free to the public and available to all ages.