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What is on your “TBR” (To Be Read) list this month? So many great reads but some of the interesting ones are
those donated with “love” to our Retreat Library. Recently, two caught my eye. Written by Will Smith with the
help of Mark Manson, “Will” is the story of how one person mastered his own emotions, written in a way that
can help everyone else do the same. The other title was “Dawnlands” by popular author Philippa Gregory. The
Sunday Telegraph (London) says this is written by “A mesmerizing storyteller.”

February is the month for love. It is only right to mention a title sure to be enjoyed from the author of “Loving
Frank”. Nancy Horan returns with a historical novel about Abraham Lincoln’s ascendance from rumpled lawyer to U.S. president to the Great
Emancipator through the eyes of a young asylum-seeker who arrives in the Lincoln’s home of Springfield from Madeira, Portugal. The title is
“The House of Lincoln” and it takes readers on a journey through the historic changes that reshaped America that continue to reverberate to-
day.

Adult programs at Roseville Public Library:
 A free Financial Literacy Workshop series continues in February at the Riley Library, from 5-6pm. A licensed professional in the finance
industry will educate and enrich families. Topics include: Grow Cash Flow & Manage Debt (2/13) and Prep With Proper Protection (2/27).
Visit the website to see all of the topics. www.roseville.ca.us/library.
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 Our Local Author Talk series resumes March 16 at The Fig Tree on Vernon Street. Tim Schooley will share his writing of “The Wool
Translator”
 Coming in March is Roseville Reads, a “one book” community project at Roseville Public Library, offered by the Friends of the Roseville
Public Library. The book chosen is Hugo-Award winner “A Psalm for the Wild Built” by Becky Chambers. Watch for upcoming events
and programs in April.

Sara Schlehofer
Retreat Resident and Librarian II, Roseville Parks, Recreation & Libraries

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