Shriners Building in Edgewood section of Cranston (1 Rhodes Place) is new location for most LLC courses, effective September 1. Click for driving directions.

WAYS TO LEARN AT LLC

COLLABORATIVE COURSES to expand knowledge, develop skills, build confidence.
WEBINARS to hear from experts in many disciplines.
CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES to broaden horizons and meet new friends.

THINGS TO LEARN AT LLC

ACADEMIC SUBJECTS: literature, history, sciences, community issues & more.
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ARTS: painting, photography, music & more. See art galleries for samples.
Almost any subject can come up at LLC’s WEBINARS and CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES.

REASONS TO LEARN AT LLC

EXPAND your knowledge
DIVERSIFY your skills
BUILD your confidence
MEET new friends with similar interests

Lifelong Learning Collaborative (LLC) is a group of more than 500 members who enjoy learning new things, acquiring new skills, and making new friends. Hover over each box above to learn more.

Collaborative Learning

At LLC we all learn from one another, selecting from a wide variety of courses in history, literature, the arts, current affairs, sciences, and more – all designed and led by our classmates. Learn more.

A Love of Learning

LLC members come from all walks of life, career paths, and educational levels. The one thing we all have in common is a desire to continue learning in the company of congenial people.

Cultural Opportunities

From the North Shore of Massachusetts to the center of Manhattan, LLC offers Webinars, lectures, museum tours, walking tours, and other special learning events with expert guides throughout the year. Learn more.

Latest News

Join us for our Spring Webinar Lecture Series! Free & open to the public.

Next up: Ed Iannuccilli, MD, Author, The First Italians to Come to Rhode Island (Apr 16)

William J. Kole, Journalist and Author: Living to 100 Whether You Want To Or Not (Apr 28)
Wendy Nilsson, Superintendent, PPD: Roger Williams Park: History and Renewal (May 7)

Learn more and register.

Effective Sept 1, Shriners Building in Edgewood section of Cranston is new location for most LLC courses

Starting with our Fall 2025 term in September, most LLC courses and some special events will be held in the Shriners Building at 1 Rhodes Place in the Edgewood section of Cranston, just north of Pawtuxet Village. There’s plenty of free parking right next to the building, which is fully handicapped accessible. There are no security issues, so no need for ID cards, and we will be able to offer in-person courses on Mondays again. Driving Directions to LLC at 1 Rhodes Place, Cranston from:

East Side/East Bay | Blackstone Valley | East Greenwich/South County

Inside the latest issue of The Lark

LLC's Wintersession course, The Most Important American War You've Never Heard Of

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LLC'S SPRING CONVOCATION
A TRIBUTE TO MIKE AND KATHY WEBSTER by Sheila Brush
HOW ABOUT DEVELOPING A SUMMER COURSE IN SCIENCE/NATURE/MEDICINE/TECHNOLOGY? by Ruth Guyer
LLC IS MOVING ON
THE MOST IMPORTANT AMERICAN WAR YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF
ROSE WEAVER'S MENOPAUSE MAMA! (Mar 31)
FROM LLC'S GREAT DECISIONS CLASS
UMASS DARTMOUTH'S CARNEY LIBRARY PRESENTS TV CRITIC MATTHEW GILBERT (Mar 30)
DON'T QUIT by Edgar Guest

What do you know about King Philip's War? Watch a full LLC course.

In 1675 and 1676, the indigenous people of southeastern New England, led by Pokanoket chief and Wampanoag sachem Metacom (who had adopted the English name Philip because of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Plymouth Colony) engaged in a war against the area's English colonists. This devastating conflict was the subject of a five-session LLC course this winter led by Sowams Project historian David Weed, which you can see at this link: https://sowamsearlyhistory.org/king-philips-war-covered-in-a-lifelong-learning-collaborative-course/.