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A passport to learning about cultures

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A new program at the Land O’ Lakes Branch Library allows children to travel around the world -without leaving the Collier Parkway location. During the Jan. 21 session, The Around the World program centered on the world’s largest island: Greenland. Children could do crafts and activities aimed at teaching the kindergartners through fifth-graders about Greenland’s culture, language and food. The program, led by library associates Kerry Peters and Jayde Archbold, meets on the third Tuesday of each month.

As his dad, Chris, lends a hand, 5-year-old Harrison Symons, of Land O’ Lakes, left, uses his crafting skills to make a clay Narwhal, which is a unicorn-like whale found in the Arctic waters surrounding Greenland. This was one of the activities available during the Passport to Greenland event. Harrison’s 2-year-old brother, Greyson, is shown on right. (Christine Holtzman)
Five-year-old Arya Beck, of Land O’ Lakes, paints her depiction of the Northern Lights at one of the activity stations available during the Passport to Greenland event at the Land O’ Lakes Branch Library. Her father, Bob, encourages her.
Six-year-old Aliyah Martinez, of Land O’ Lakes, left, 6-year-old Chael Williams, of Wesley Chapel, and 5-year-old Charlotte Maldonado, of Lutz, play at the sensory activity station that houses play ‘snow’ and toy animals. The ‘snow’ was made from baking soda and hair conditioner.

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