Five Things You Need to Know Today: July 14

On this day in 1798, Congress passed the Sedition Act. The law, enacted and signed by President John Adams during hostilities with France, made it a federal crime to write against the government and officials. The legislation, along with the Alien Act, was immediately controversial and in 1832 was declared unconstitutional by the House Judiciary Committee.

1. Just in time for the midnight release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, is hosting a party featuring trivia, snacks, music, games and more. It will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the young adult room.

2. The Braintree Rotary Club meets at 12:15 p.m. today at .

3. Braintree American Little League's Annual "B" Invitational Tournament starts today.

4. Braintree’s Family Flick Nights launches its third season tonight at Carson field at Braintree High School after Wednesday's planned premiere was rescheduled because of the rain. Furry Vengeance, starring Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields, and lots of angry animals apparently, begins at 6 p.m., when the Pick-a-Party staff will be on hand with games for the kids to play, writes Cathy Kenny in her feature this week, .

5. As part of the "" program, the library is hosting at 6:30 p.m. in the Logan Auditorium a craft lesson on scrimshaw and Nantucket baskets by Parke Madden of Paul Madden Antiques in Sandwich.

For more library events today see: http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=THAYER.