The public is invited to a free event at the Portola Library featuring local author, Mary De Groat. This Author Talk event happens Saturday, May 9^th from 1:30 until 3:00 pm. Mary De Groat is the award -winning author of, Beyond the Last Horizon which has the esteemed recognition of 2016 Reader Views Literary Award, 2016 Feathered Quill Book Award, Gold/1^st place for Best Inspiration and Silver/2^nd place for Women’s Fiction. The event takes place in the meeting room of the Portola Library located at 34 Third Avenue in Portola. For more information about Author Talk or this event featuring Mary De Groat, contact Tessa Clawson, Branch Manager of the Portola Library at 530-832-4241.