Former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger asks, “Have Democracy and the Rule of Law Prevailed? Will the Midterm Elections Provide an Answer?” in a course next Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., as week four of Lifetime Learning gets underway. Also on the slate: Katherine Dowd Gulotta leads a discussion of the book “His Name is George: One Man’s Life & Struggle for Racial Justice,” from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

Continuing courses include Marc Strauss’s film series on provocative courtroom dramas, this time with a screening and discussion of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” starring Gregory Peck, from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17. Popular presenter and lecturer Joseph Auciello leads the third class in his series on James Joyce’s “Dubliners” from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Oct. 18. On Wednesday, Oct. 19, University of Delaware professor Kerry Brown resumes his study of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Part two of a course examining the Cape’s housing crisis begins at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20. It features a panel of Cape Cod residents sharing their experiences finding housing in today’s tough market. And later on Thursday, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., Joseph Marchio presents the third installment of his course “A Musical Odyssey Beginning in Ancient Times,” this time discussing how the organ and other instruments affected the history of opera, operetta and musical theater.

Unless otherwise noted, most courses include both an in-person and online option, accommodating up to 60 registered participants in the Craine Room while the class is simultaneously Zoomed and recorded. Zoom registration is unlimited.

Lifetime Learning is presented by the Friends of Snow Library. For a full list of programs and information on how to register, visit www.friendsofsnowlibrary.org/lifetime-learning-program