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Great Books Councils
There are 12 independent Great Books councils, made up of volunteers, that support Great Books groups in the United States and Canada. In addition, there are many Great Books groups in locations that aren’t covered by these councils. For more information on Great Books groups in your area, please contact us or any of the individuals and organizations listed below.
California
San Francisco Great Books Council
(serving Northern California)
Brian Cunningham, President
briancnngham@gmail.com
San Diego Great Books Council
Frank and Sandy Spalding
sspaldin@att.net
858-755-8978
San Diego Great Books Council
Ralph Purves
rpurves@cox.net
619-440-5625
Los Angeles
Alisa Beaton
alisab2016@icloud.com
310-452-7264
Delaware
Great Books Council of Delaware
Cyra Gross
cyra711@aol.com
302-475-3914
Great Books Council of Delaware
Ocie Bernstein
ocie.bernstein@comcast.net
302-633-4088
Florida
Tampa Bay Great Books Council
Sara Cohen, President
saradacinteriors@aol.com
813-985-4515
Gainesville
Don Smith
smithdc2@bellsouth.net
352-376-0044
Miami
Peter Lamar
cplamar@yahoo.com
305-205-4425
(Prefers contact by e-mail)
Orlando
David Felesky
dfelesky@hotmail.com
407-859-1203
Illinois
Midwest Great Books Council
Cari Barnes, President
midwestgreatbookscouncil@
847-682-0688
Maine
New England Great Books Council
Roberta Tansman, President
203-621-4417
Minnesota
Minnesota Great Books Council
Gary Westlund, Founder/Coordinator
garywestlund@aol.com
612-245-9160
New York
Long Island Great Books Council
Grahme Fischer, President
ligb@verizon.net
631-361-3401
Westchester Great Books Council
Mary Ann Baiyor, President
westchestergreatbooks@gmail.com
914-631-4833
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Great Books Council
John Dalton, President
jd5258875@aol.com
610-608-7711
Philadelphia Great Books Council
Helen McGrane, Coordinator
hmcgrane@yahoo.com
John Dalton
Great Books Summer Institute at Colby College
P.O. Box 8188
Radnor, PA 19087
phone 610-608-7711
agreatbook@aol.com