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Author Talk: Sarah Gray, author of A Life Everlasting:

The Extraordinary Story of One Boy's Gift to Medical Science

2026-10-31 14:00:00 2026-10-31 15:00:00 America/New_York Author Talk: Sarah Gray, author of A Life Everlasting: Sarah Gray, author of A Life Everlasting, is a donor parent; an organ, eye, tissue, and blood donation advocate. She lives in Montgomery County. Wheaton Library -

Saturday, October 31
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sarah Gray, author of A Life Everlasting, is a donor parent; an organ, eye, tissue, and blood donation advocate. She lives in Montgomery County.

Sarah Gray is the author of the Washington Post Bestselling memoir, A Life Everlasting: The Extraordinary Story of One Boy’s Gift to Medical Science (2016, HarperOne). Her experience has been shared with millions of viewers around the world in outlets including WNYC’s Radiolab podcast, The Moth RadioHour, TEDMED, CNN and BBC. In addition, Sarah is a multiple Cicero Award-winning speechwriter and spoken word artist. She lives in Montgomery County.

A Life Everlasting: The Extraordinary Story of One Boy's Gift to Medical Science is a donor mother’s powerful memoir of grief and rebirth that is also a fascinating medical science whodunit, taking us inside the world of organ, eye, tissue, and blood donation and cutting-edge scientific research.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch (240) 777-0678. The program will be in the Multi-Purpose Room, on the first floor, off the lobby.

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If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

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To request an accommodation, contact the library branch where you want the accommodation. If they are unable to help, or if you need an accommodation for an online resource or event, complete our Accommodation Request Form online or call Library Administration at 240-777-0002.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

Accommodation Requests

To request an accommodation, contact the library branch where you want the accommodation. If they are unable to help, or if you need an accommodation for an online resource or event, complete our Accommodation Request Form online or call Library Administration at 240-777-0002.

Wheaton Library

Phone: 240-777-0678

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