Jan. 8: Comedy and Coffee

Spend your Saturday with the activities and news in this "5 Things" column, where you will find five essential pieces of information you need to know each day, like events happening or local topics being covered on the site.

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1. The at starts at 10 a.m. today. Let us know what you think of the event: E-mail amandaf@patch.com.

2. Bring your kids to Storytime Saturdays at Borders at 11 a.m.

3. The has canceled all events while the collection is being brought back up to the main floor. Get a sneak peak at the renovated library reopening Jan. 18 .

4. Looking for a job or new home in Farmingdale? Check out our job and open house listings on the site later today.

5. Head back to Borders at 7 p.m. for , an evening of free stand-up comedy hosted by Pat Gagliardi.