Free belly dancing lessons and internet taster sessions are being laid-on for Cumbrian library goers to promote this year’s Adult Learners’ Week (17-23 May).
A belly dancing instructor will be putting a little sparkle in people’s day at Penrith Library on 20 May as part of Cumbria County Council’s drive to encourage more adults back into learning.
In addition to jangling hip scarves in Penrith, other libraries will be offering free internet lessons and advice on how to produce the perfect CV.
A number of branches will be using the week to promote family learning through special reading sessions for parents and carers with children.
The week will also see budding adult learners in several libraries getting the chance to road-test the online Ancestory.co.uk service which provides access to name-indexed census, birth, marriage and death records from 1841 to 1901.
Councillor Gary Strong, cabinet member responsible for Cumbria’s Library Service, said: "Adult Learners' Week offers thousands of people the chance to catch up on skills they may have missed out on in the past."
The events in the county’s libraries are just part of the activities organised by Cumbria County Council for Adult Learners’ Week. People can get more information on events taking place in their area by visiting the county council’s website at http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/
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