Learning Opportunities
“There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.”
— Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
Cranberry Township Public Library
2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township, PA 16066-6499
724-776-9100
website
Northland Library
300 Cumberland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
412-366-8100
Open since 1968, Northland Public Library has over 200,000 items in its collection including books, magazines, newspapers, eBooks, eAudio, eMagazines, eVideo, eMusic, DVDs and CDs. The library provides programming for people of all ages, as well as a quiet place to study, read and learn.
website
Pittsburgh Art and Lectures
Connecting Pittsburgh with the finest authors of our time
website
Pittsburgh Speakers Series
The Pittsburgh Speakers Series invites you to join us at Heinz Hall to experience the ultimate in cultural engagement.
website
UPMC Senior Community
Lifelong Learning Seminars on a variety of topics.
Free – Every other Tuesday at 11:00am.
Cumberland Woods Village
700 Cumberland Woods Drive, Allison Park, PA 15101
412-635-8080
website
Academic Earth
A curated collection of free online college courses from the world’s top universities.
website
DIY Genius
100+ Self-Education Resources For Lifelong Learners
website
MIT OpenCourseware
MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.
website
Open Culture
From movies, language lessons and books to online courses and MOOCs; and all free.
The best free cultural and educational media on the web.
website
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
At CMU
Formerly the Academy for Lifelong Learning, is a gathering of people eager to enhance their education by attending classes in a pleasant atmosphere on the campus of a great university. Any adult in the Pittsburgh area is eligible to join the Osher Institute at Carnegie Mellon.
website
At Pitt
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Pittsburgh is a membership-based community of adults, age 50 and better, who are passionate about learning.
website