5 Things You Need to Know Today, 3/12

1) Today will be sunny, with a high near 56. Tonight we'll have a chance of showers, mainly after 5am. There will be increasing clouds, with a low around 43. 

2) The will show a free film tonight at 7pm. Because of the contract the Library has with the movie company, the actual title of films cannot be named in publicity, but riddles may be posed! This animated film just won lots of awards at the Oscars for animation and for sound. Lots of previews were shown during the awards ceremony, whetting everyone's appetite for this. It is based on a kids’ book, and is set in 1930’s Paris in the Gare D’Orsay. The film runs for 126 minutes and is rated PG.

3) Get involved with town government! The Falmouth Board of Selectmen will meet tonight at 7pm in . The featured agenda can be found here. 

4) It's Monday, and we've got a new "Readers' Choice/Best Of" poll up... this week's topic is Best Places to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Falmouth. Vote here and weigh in! 

5) This day in history: FDR gives his first "fireside chat" (1933); the Truman Doctrine is announced (1947); and Janet Reno is sworn in as Attorney General (1993).