Mesquite Library will host a free lecture on autism with Dr. Robin Krause Blitz, associate director of the Arizona Child Study Center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. May 19, 4525 Paradise Village Parkway North.

Blitz, a leading developmental and behavioral pediatrician who diagnoses and manages treatment for children with special needs, will present general information about autism and its recommended treatments.

Blitz received her medical degree from Ohio State University in 1986 and completed a residency in Pediatrics at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. in 1989.

Phoenix Public Library is a system of 14 branch libraries and the Burton Barr Central Library. For more information, call 602-262-4636 or visit phoenixpubliclibrary.org.