The Knoxville Public Library will host Iowa author Jolene Philo on Thursday, September 7th.

Philo will be speaking to parents about her book “Does my Child have PTSD?” which acts as a parents guide to PTSD in kids. Philo tells KNIA/KRLS News her sister is a mental health counselor and when she told her she wanted to write a book on PTSD her sister told her everyone already knew about it. Philo says she had to tell her sister that not everyone knows about it and if they do, they generally associate PTSD with soldiers returning from combat and not children. Philo will speak with parents on the second floor of the library from 5:30 to 7 p.m.