5 Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 16

Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations.

1. Bring your kids to the for their , at 10:30 a.m., 609 Main St.

2. Learn more about Parker Road by coming to the , 7:30 p.m., at Parker Road Preschool, 15 Parker Rd.

3. Today is Do a Grouch a Favor Day, so take a moment to help out that curmudgeon and do a good deed. You can take their trash out, bring them cookies or help them out. It brings you one step closer to sharing the Golden Rule, though if it was me, I wouldn't expect anything in return.

4. Practice English with others at the , 5 p.m., at the Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St.

5. On this day in 1878, silver dollars were made legal in the United States. With the penny and other coins currently on the chopping block by the U.S. Mint, it's good to know the history of coins, which have dated back centuries. But in the late 19th century, there was a battle over using silver vs. gold, according to holidayinsights.com. Who knew that just over 100 years later, we'd be debating eliminating coins altogether. Check out the Citizens for Retiring the Penny, which has a video on their views.