For the start of Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the Lyme Disease Resource Center will host Mary Beth Pfeiffer, author of Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change. 

The event is May 6, 6 pm, at the Forbes Library, 20 West St., Northampton, MA.

Since 2012, Pfeiffer has become the leading U.S. investigative journalist on the growth of and controversies surrounding Lyme disease. For her Lyme reporting, Pfeiffer has been honored with a many awards. These include the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi award in 2013 from the Society for Professional Journalists.