The Village Lyceum
Course Registration
Registration begins Tuesday, march 11th and runs through Thrusday, March 27th at 7pm. A "meet the instructor" reception will be held on Wednesday, March 12th from 6:30-7:30pm at the Village Learning Place, 2521 St. Paul Street. Last minute changes and additionalclasses will be posted at this time. You may register in person at the VLP or by phone during regular library hours, but mail-in registration is not accepted at this time. To register by phone, please call 410-235-2210, ext. 0 (registration fee must be paid by credit card for phone registration). No late registrations will be accepted.
Courses are adult education classes for students 18+. Some instructors may require a nominal fee to cover class materials. Otherwise, the courses are free with payment of the $10 registration fee per course. The registration fee may be paid with cash, check payable to Village Learning Place, or credit card (Visa or mastercard). In the event that a class does not run or you are unable to attend, a credit voucher will be issued for a future class. Registration fees do not include parking fees, if necessary.
History and Mission
Originally named the Baltimore Free University, the Village Lyceum was created in 1968 under the auspices of the Office of the Chaplain at Johns Hopkins University. After a two-decade sabbatical, it once again resumed operation in October 2003 and by 2008 was renamed to the Village Lyceum. The Village Lyceum seeks to provide free personal enrichment courses that are open to all Baltimoreans.
Typical courses include Performance Art, Yoga, Socialist Thought, Playwriting, Post-9/11 Issues, Ballroom Dance, Silk Screening, Labor Studies, Documentary Photography, Debt Management, World Poetry, etc. Course offerings vary every semester, so be sure to keep checking back with us.
