5 Things You Need to Know Today, Sept. 26

1. "Putting America Back to Work: LinkedIn Presents a Town Hall with President Obama" will be a forum for a live audience of LinkedIn members and employees—plus online members nationwide— at 11 a.m., today, Monday, Sept. 26, to ask the president about job creation and the economy. To prep for Obama's visit, LinkedIn has created an online community centering on job creation and economic issues. Members of the online professional network are invited to take part in the discussion via this group, where they can share questions and comments for the president. To watch today's live town hall meeting, officials encourage the public to log onto LinkedIn.com or WhiteHouse.gov/live.

2. Take an elder law/long-term care planning class tonight at 6 p.m., at the Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center, room 5, 208 E. Main St. This class will cover an overview of elder law issues related to the care, legal and financial concerns of elders. Topics covered will include estate planning, trust administration, probate, long-term care, veteran benefits and Medi-Cal benefits planning, conservatorships, special needs trust and use of professional fiduciaries. Couple class fee is $25. Instructor is Janis Carney, a certified elder-law attorney practicing in Los Gatos. Details: 408-354-8700.

3. Two new exhibits highlight photos and artifacts from the and Los Gatos Public Library collections. The exhibits are on display 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wedneday-Sunday at the museum, 75 Church St. The Hooked on Los Gatos photo project began in 2003 to preserve and make accessible the photos and archival documents of the Los Gatos community. In Capturing Los Gatos, Museum visitors will have the opportunity to view historic images of Los Gatans over the past 100 years, many of which have not been published outside of the online project website.  Traps, Maps and Money Belts features common and unique artifacts from The Museum Collection that tell a story about different eras and people in Los Gatos history, including anti-prohibition banners from a controversial 1908 town election. Details: 408-395-7375.

4. Aching knee, hip or back? Conducted by board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians, offers two free consecutive pain-management lectures 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, conference rooms 1 and 2, 815 Pollard Rd. Speakers are orthopedic surgeons Maury Harwood and Michael Cluck. Details: 408-378-6131.

5. Tomorrow is Tuesday, so plan to get up early so you won't be late! Join Los Gatos resident Brad Armstrong, co-owner of the Willow Glen Athletic Performance store, at 6:15 a.m. every Tuesday for a free track workout that includes combinations of 400- and 800-meter repeats and one-mile distances. The group meets at the track, rain, hail or shine. Details: 408-354-7365 or 408-297-0100.