Library Assessment Conference

Please be aware, Washington State passed a smoking ban in 2005. As a result, conference hotels and all buildings on the University of Washington campus are smoke-free. For more information visit the following website: http://www.ehs.washington.edu/psosmoking/

Local Info / City of Seattle Tours

Conference-related Activities

An optional trip to a Seattle Mariners baseball game with the Baltimore Orioles is on the agenda for Sunday, August 3 at 1:10pm at Safeco Field. Find details and purchase tickets when you register. Additionally, the conference reception will be held at the breathtaking Olympic Sculpture Park.

A Note from the Local Arrangements Committee:

With the mountains, water and proximity to Canada, there is a lot to choose from when it comes to extra-curricular activities. We decided to keep the pre-arranged tour options light and provide you with information to make your own choices on what to do in your spare time during your stay in our fair city. Members of the committee who live in the area will be happy to provide as much additional information as we can.

Seattle Restaurants

• Seattle dining guide (with coupons!): http://www.10best.com/Seattle,WA/Restaurants/
• Seattle dining guide via urban Spoon: http://www.urbanspoon.com/c/1/Seattle.html
• U-District guide http://www.urbanspoon.com/n/1/34/Seattle/University-District.html
• University Village Shopping Center restaurants: http://www.uvillage.com/dining.asp

City of Seattle Visitor Information

• City of Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau site: http://www.visitseattle.org/visitors/
• Seattle tourism & attractions: http://www.seattleattractions.com/
• Weekly music, art, movies, book readings: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/GetOut

Seattle Tour Information

• Grayline of Seattle tours: http://www.graylineofseattle.com
• Seattle Seaplanes (tour Seattle by airplane): http://www.seattleseaplanes.com
• Seattle Tours (city tours and Mount Rainier tours): http://www.seattlecitytours.com/seattle.html
• Argosy Cruises (boat trips and cruises): http://www.argosycruises.com/calendar/index.cfm?d=2008-08
• Ride the Ducks of Seattle (land and water tour): http://www.ridetheducksofseattle.com
• Seattle Food Tours: http://www.seattlefoodtours.com/
• University of Washington Self-Guided Tour: http://admit.washington.edu/files/PDFs/2005_Tour_Booklet.pdf

Seattle Tourist Attractions

• Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame: http://www.empsfm.org
• Olympic Sculpture Park: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/OSP/default.asp
• Pacific Science Center: http://www.pacsci.org
• Pike Place Market: http://www.pikeplacemarket.org
• Seattle Aquarium: http://www.seattleaquarium.org
• Seattle Museums: http://www.visitseattle.org/cultural/museums.asp
• Seattle Public Library – Central Library Tour: http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=branch_central_tours&branchID=1
• Seattle Space Needle: http://www.spaceneedle.com
• Seattle Underground Tour: http://www.undergroundtour.com
• Woodland Park Zoo: http://www.zoo.org

Seattle Performing Arts / Live Theaters

• The Paramount Theater. "A Chorus Line" is scheduled for August http://www.theparamount.com/calendar/calendar.asp?month=8&year=2008
• Seattle Opera: "Aida" is scheduled for August http://www.seattleopera.org/calendar/index.aspx?monthDropDown=8/1/2008
• All Seattle theaters: http://www.seattle.gov/html/visitor/theater.htm