Registration for Great Books at Colby 2025

Review/Print "IN_PERSON" mail in Registration Application


Mail To:

Great Books at Colby
PO Box 424
Newtown Square, PA 19073

  • For those who wish to receive books early, we are happy to mail your books upon receipt of your deposit.

  • Registration covers books and discussions, as well as lectures, films, group social activities, use of athletic facilities and tennis courts, and a real Maine Lobster/Steak/Halibut/Veg Bake.

  • Please make your check payable to: Great Books at Colby.

  • For more information or additional flyers visit our website at www.colby.edu .

  • You can also direct questions to: Email: John Dalton at ( jd5258875@aol.com )

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    Please prepay for additional nights with your registration deposit.

    Optional Saturday Nights to Attend the Atlantic Music Festival’s Concert:

    Extra nights, On Campus:
    Saturday, July 19th ($130, lodging, Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch) and/or Saturday, July 26th ($125, lodging, Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast).

    Extra nights, Waterville Dorms:
    Saturday, July 19th ($145, lodging, Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch) and/or Saturday, July 26th ($140, lodging, Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast).

    Concerts are free.

    Registration and Refunds:

    • A deposit for each person is required with registration.
    • Cancellations before June 30, 2025 cost $100. Cancellations from July 1 to July 19, 2025 incur a half-deposit loss. After that, you lose the standard deposit.
    • The balance of registration is due at Colby on Sunday, July 20, 2025, and must be either Cash or Check.
    • A previous attendee who registers individuals new to Colby is eligible for a $25 discount, unless already receiving scholarship.
    • You must register by mail.
    • Previous rollovers of any deposits due to Covid still apply.

    Junior Great Books at Colby College - 2025 - is currently exploring possibilities for an active Colby College experience

    To discuss individual arrangements for Junior Great Books older children, please contact John Dalton Email: John Dalton or Email: Lulah Fort on before February 15th.

    Nota Bene: This year we have the opportunity to revive Junior Great Books. Lulah Fort and Donna Crane have graciously offered to do so, if there is sufficient interest.

    They write, “For a dozen or more years before Covid, Great Books at Colby offered a program for young people (ages 5-16) alongside the one for adults. Parents and grandparents were able to bring along children and grandchildren who enjoyed supervised structured activities in the morning, while their adults were having book discussions, and then afternoon book groups of their own, interactively discussing books with their peers.

    To restart the program, we need to gauge interest of participants and their age to determine appropriate books.”

    If you have any interest in bringing one or more young people to a revived Junior Great Books program, please contact: Email: John Dalton or Email: Lulah Fort before February 15th.

    Based on interest, we will decide the viability of restarting for the coming year.

    Registration Info

    • Food and Lodgings
      • Off-Campus Housing

        • Those opting to reside in the air-conditioned dorms at Alfond Main Street Commons stay in the four or six bedroom suites with shared bath facilities (six nights: Sunday through Friday night).

      • Campus Housing

        • On campus registration includes a single or double dormitory room (six nights: Sunday through Friday night) and all meals.

      • Commuters

        • Commuters participate in all activities, but live on their own, off-campus, and receive lunch each day at the Dana Dining Hall and attend the Lobster Bake. Breakfast and dinner for commuters are optional for additional fees.

      • Food Service

        • Dining is at Dana Dining Hall, newly renovated with air-conditioning, which offers a variety of distinctive locally grown and organic foods in an all-you-can-eat buffet and provides many options for vegetarians. The Lobster Bake is included in the meal service.

      Lunch


      Additional Amenities
      • Living arrangements are in comfortable dorm rooms. All buildings are smoke-free.
      • On campus there are no air-conditioned dorms, but Colby has made their air-conditioned dorms, Alfond Main Street Commons, in downtown Waterville available.
      • The school provides towels and bed linen, although some prefer to bring their own towels. You might want to bring a mirror.
      • Free 24/7 parking on the Colby campus as well as free 24/7 parking in a Colby lot across from the Waterville Dorms.
      • Free, frequent and continuous shuttle bus service between the Waterville Dorms and campus where each way takes approximately 15 minutes.
      • Free use of washers and dryers in the Waterville Dorms. Extra pillows, blankets and towels are also available.
      • The Waterville Dorms are equipped with elevators.
      • A pharmacy is conveniently located a block from the Waterville Dorms.
      • For safety's sake, specially marked emergency phones strategically placed on campus provide ready communication with Colby's security officers.

    • Special Needs

      • Arrangements can usually be made for people with special needs. If you have special medical or other needs, please include that on your application That information is forwarded to
      Email: John Dalton at ( jd5258875@aol.com ),
      who assigns rooms and oversees accommodations.

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