5 Things You Need to Know Today: Town Election Day

1. First and foremost: today is Belmont's Town Election in which voters will elect precinct representatives to the Town Meeting and town-wide positions. While it is a light year with a single competative race, it is a chance for all registered voters to step up to the plate and be part of the democratic process. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. And thank your poll workers when you have the opportunity.

2. Storytime at the Benton Library begins at 10:30 a.m. There will be word plays, stories and activities for children ages 2 years, 9 months to 5 years. Parents or caregivers must be present for the entire session. Younger siblings may attend with their parents. The library will be open today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 617-484-0988.

3. It's Storytime at the Belmont Public Library: Story time for 2's and 3's, songs and movement are part of the story time experience for children ages 2 and 3, will be held at the Belmont Public Library's Children's Room. The fun begins at 9:30 a.m. and then again (for you late risers) from 10:30 a.m. Storycraft for 4's, 5's, and 6's will be held at 3:15 p.m. 617-489-2000.

4. Drop-in morning yoga classes, taught by professional instructors in the Vinyasa style – flowing with the breath – will be held in Gardner Hall (enter via Alexander Street) of the Plymouth Congregational Church, 582 Pleasant St., beginning at 9:15 a.m. All levels welcome. Bring your own mat. Childcare is available for $6 per child with a $12 family maximum. There is also free parking on Pleasant and Leonard streets and behind the now-closed Macy's. All proceeds benefit the Plymouth Nursery School. 617-484-5257.

5. On this day in 1973, LexisNexis, the computerized research service that has become a necessary tool in research, was launched.