Join PLATO

What a Great Time to Become a PLATO Member!

• The New Year is an exciting time to join with a half-year membership. 
• Anyone can join at half-price ($30) to enjoy membership benefits from January 1 through July 31, 2025.
• Surprise someone with a gift membership or encourage them to join – learn more and order your gift membership certificate for holiday gift giving today!

Winter Courses

• Registration began on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
• Most Winter Courses will begin the week of January 6, 2024.
  

If you enjoy self-directed, volunteer-led lifelong learning, PLATO is an ideal way to learn, contribute to others’ learning, enjoy new experiences, and meet new friends.

Members enjoy:

• 30 or more courses each fall and spring
• Lectures, socials and special events
• Guest Courtesy Card from UW Libraries (a $50 value)
• Weekly email announcements to keep you in the know about PLATO!

PLATO is about more than information. It’s about interactions. Meet other people with curious minds through classes, social events, field and theater trips, and contributing on member committees.

Get Started:

• New members – please enter your email address at the bottom of this page and click on the "Next" button.
  
  
• Renewing members – please click here to log in to your member profile to renew your dues or respond to the invoice emailed to you at the beginning of July.
  
  
• Gift memberships – learn more and order your gift membership today.

Note: Dues may be paid online with a credit card or by check made out to PLATO and sent to:    

PLATO
6209 Mineral Point Road #203
Madison, WI 53705

From January 1 – July 31, membership dues are half-price ($30).