On this day in 1732, Benjamin Franklin began publishing Poor Richard's Almanac. It was printed yearly for 26 years and consisted of a calendar, weather, poems, astrological information and, of course, its famous sayings. Here's a resonate one: "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

1. The Thayer Public Library Board of Trustees is meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Logan Auditorium.

2. The Braintree Emergency Management Agency is performing a check of Braintree's town and Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Systems at 8 p.m.

3. Activities at the Senior Center on Cleveland Avenue today include:

10 a.m. Scrabble

11 a.m. QiGong/Tai Chi

Noon Pool Players and Poker

12:30 p.m. Line Dancing

1 p.m. Tea At Savoy Music & Refreshments

4. The Non-Fiction Book Club meets at Thayer Library from 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. in Conference Room B. This meeting's book is Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond.

5. Waste collection reminder from the town: "Since both Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1) falls on a Sunday, trash and recycling will be delayed one (1) day.  Capitol Waste Services will observe the holidays on Monday, December 26, 2011 and Monday, January 2, 2012."