Forever Young discusses a Young Adult book each month. Copies of the book are available at both libraries. Meetings are held virtually or in person at the Eastgate Branch Library on the 2nd Monday of the month from 7-8 PM. Please see our program schedule for more details on individual meeting locations.

Forever Young (03/10/2025): A Monster Calls
At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting – he’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his backyard is different. It’s ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth.
From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd – whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself – Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined. […]