Friday Fun at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is a program that takes place each Friday of the month at 4:00PM. Activities are for children and include crafts, Japanese Calligraphy, board games, nature programs and others. It's good fun and a great way to start off your weekend. Here's what's happening in December:

December 2 - Go Wild! Nature Program for Kids. Representatives from the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge will be at the library sharing information about different animals.

December 9 - Card Making for Kids: Do you want to create a unique card to give to friends or family for the holidays? Then this is the program for you. Children will be creating cards using lego blocks and other unusual items to make stamp art!

December 16 - The Art of Japanese Calligraphy: Hikaru, our talented volunteer, will be teaching children how to write different words and sayings using Japanese Calligraphy. The word calligraphy means beautiful writing so come and try your hand at making some. A fun program.

December 23 - Tabletop Holiday Crafts: This will be the last day of our Tabletop Holiday Crafts week. Each day starting on Monday December 19 there will be fun crafts for children to do. The crafts will be available from 11:00 - 5:00PM or until supplies last.

December 30 - Calendar Craft and Bingo! - It's time to make your own unique 2012 Calendar!

Children will decorate calendars with a variety of art supplies, and celebrating the New Year with a fun game of Bingo!

It's a new month which means 4 new Friday Fun programs at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Our Friday Fun programs start at 4:00PM and are always a fun way to start off the weekend. Here's our line up for August.

August 5: Food on My Plate: Goodbye Food Pyramid, Hello Food Plate! The USDA has replaced the Food Pyramid with the Food Plate. Children and adults will learn about how it works and children will be making a food plate craft. A fun and informative program for all.

August 12: Game Day: We will bring out the board games and puzzles and everyone is invited to come play and have fun!

August 19: The Art of Japanese Calligraphy with Hikaru: Learn the Art of Japanese Calligraphy with Hikaru. She'll be teaching the strokes to write different words. All supplies are provided.

August 26: Play Bingo for Fun and Prizes: Bingo is back by popular demand. Join us as we play Bingo for fun and prizes. Of course, one of our prizes is a book!

Celebrate 2011 with Bingo! Children are invited to the Almaden Library for a game of Bingo celebrating the New Year.  Win prizes and decorate a twelve-month calendar you can use throughout  the year.  Join in the fun on Wednesday, February 16 at 3:30 pm.