Posts filed under 'fun stuff'
New Addition to Dutch Treat Dinners
By popular demand, we have added another restaurant to the Dutch Treat Dinners on Thursday night!
Bistro Grande (Kosher – Dairy) new!
1000 Eglinton Ave. West
416-782-3302
From $12 – $30 for an entrée (no prix fixe)
http://www.bistrogrande.com/main2.html
To sign up, visit the wiki page or email Mary Saulig msaulig@goodmans.ca.
Add comment October 5, 2007
Closing Banquet - Join Us!
Tickets are still available for the NE2007 Closing Banquet on Oct. 20 at the Marriott Hotel. You’ll dance the night away with great music, interactive performers, innovative entertainment, giveaways, a buffet dinner and lots of fun.
Even if you can’t make the conference you can still attend the banquet. Check the main website for registration information.
Add comment October 4, 2007
TALL Tower Tours - Thursday, October 18
Like poking around other peoples’ libraries? Looking for some new ideas?
Toronto’s law libraries are mainly concentrated in the downtown core, but the libraries themselves vary in content and design. Join a tour of some of Toronto’s unique law libraries. Sign up sheets will be located at the Conference Information Desk. The tours will take you to two libraries and bring you back in time to join a Dutch Treat Dinner on Thursday evening. If you would like more information, please email Mary Saulig, msaulig@goodmans.ca .
Tour 1
Law Society of Upper Canada Great Library
Housed in a historic 1846 building, the combination of present-day resources and architectural splendor gives the Great Library its unique charm.
Ogilvy Renault
Come and see the library where form and function meet innovative office design.
Tour 2
Blaney McMurtry LLP
The Moveable Feast - come see how we get 2000 linear feet of shelving into approximately 600 square feet of space!!!! Hint, its not magic.
McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP
Located on the 44th floor of one of Toronto’s most architecturally beautiful office spaces, McMillan Binch Mendelsohn’s library features floor-to-ceiling windows and easily one of the most stunning views in Toronto’s legal community.
Add comment October 4, 2007
Dutch Treat Dinners @ NE2007, Thursday October 18th
Don’t know where to eat dinner Thursday night? Don’t know who to go with? No problem – just sign up for a dutch treat dinner. Toronto has a variety of restaurants that offer prix fixe (set price) options on their menus, so there is bound to be one which suits your taste, and your pocketbook. Choose a restaurant from the list, and sign up by either posting your name on the wiki page Dutch Treat Dinners or e-mailing your choice to Mary Saulig at msaulig@goodmans.ca
Further details will be available at the Information desk at the Conference.
**All prices exclude beverages and taxes
309 Dhaba Indian Excellence (Indian)
309 King St. W.
416-740-6622
$34/40/50
http://www.dhaba.ca/home.php
Bangkok Garden Restaurant (Thai)
18 Elm St.
416-977-6748
$30/35/45/50/55
http://www.toronto.com/restaurants/listing/212841
Il Fornello Restaurant (Italian)
214 King St. W
416-977-2855
$25/35/45
http://www.ilfornello.com/
Jules Bistro Café (French)
147 Spadina Ave.
416-348-8886
$25
http://www.torontolife.com/guide/restaurants/french/jules/
La Bodega (French)
30 Baldwin St.
416-977-1287
$30
http://www.labodegarestaurant.com/about_place.php
La Maquette (French)
111 King St. E
416-366-8191
$32
http://www.lamaquette.com/home.php
La Palette (French)
256 Augusta Ave
416-929-4900
$25
http://www.torontolife.com/guide/restaurants/french/la-palette/
Midi Bistro (Bistro)
168 McCaul St.
416-977-2929
$32 ($22 for smaller portion sizes)
http://www.midibistro.com/
Are you getting hungry yet???
Cheers,
Connie
1 comment October 4, 2007
Come dancing….
Can’t attend the conference, but in Toronto (and area) on October 20? Why not join us for the closing banquet?
Please come meet colleagues and new friends, enjoy a great meal and dance the night away - all are welcome!
Use the registration form, indicate that you’ll be registering only for the banquet, and make your cheque out to NE2007!
For those of us who are attending the conference, don’t forget that you can register your favourite dance partner as a guest at the opening reception and the closing banquet.
Add comment September 25, 2007
Question for Torontonians / fans of Toronto
This question was posted to the wiki recently, and doesn’t have an answer yet. I could fill in my favourites, but would love to see reponses from others:
What are your favorite restaurants (of all cuisines) in the downtown, Eaton Centre and Annex areas of Toronto?
Head over to the wiki to respond now! (it’s toward the bottom of the page under “questions”).
Cheers,
Connie
Add comment September 12, 2007
New Look to the Wiki
I was getting bored with our wiki so switched out the design for something a little funkier (it’s called “bamboo”). Let me know what you think! http://librarieswithoutborders.pbwiki.com/
By the way, if you have registered or are planning on registering, please add your name to the wiki so we can see who is coming. I’m excited to see how many people have done so already!
And if you don’t see a page of information that you think should be there, why not start one yourself?
Cheers,
Connie
Connie Crosby
Canadian Co-Chair
crosbyc@weirfoulds.com
(416) 947-5057
Add comment August 29, 2007
More to see in Toronto
Several new public spaces have opened in the past little while - you may want to check these out!
The Royal Ontario Museum has recently emerged from a scaffold cocoon for the unveiling of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, a spectacular addition fashioned of steel and glass. Home of the Institute for Contemporary Culture, this sleek, ultra-modern addition is either an architectural achievement or a blight on the historic edifice of the ROM - check it out for yourself!
Irish President Mary MacAleese was on hand to officially open the Toronto Irish Famine Memorial on June 21. I’ve seen the memorial from the water, it’s a moving sight.
The park is a bit hidden; here’s how you get there:
1. From Union Station, take a “509 Exhibition” streetcar to Bathurst Street.
2. At Bathurst & Queens Quay, the street sign for the south side will read Eireann Quay, which is the new name of Bathurst Quay. Walk towards the lake and city centre airport ferry dock.
3. When you reach the lake turn left.
4. The park is at the corner, behind the Canada Malting silos.
Mary Saulig and her social committee are busily compiling a guide to the Toronto, to help you take advantage of the time you have with us. Those who have stories to share, please add your comments below - what sights or experiences are a “do not miss”?
Wendy Reynolds
Add comment July 4, 2007
We have swag!
Everyone likes to bring a little something back to those who held the fort while you were away. If we’re lucky, we can sneak out of a session for a quick round of shopping, or take advantage of late store hours to bring back a thank-you gift.
You aren’t going to have that luxury at Libraries Without Borders - with the program we’ve got planned, you’re not going to want to miss a single session. And between conference handouts, the catalogues and freebies you picked up in the trade show, your suitcase will weigh a ton!
Let us ease your burden a little.
NE2007 has its own line of conference wear. Now available through Cafe Press, you can order tees, golf shirts and sweatshirts as well as mugs and a journal to keep your conference memories in.
Have a look at our store, at http://www.cafepress.com/ne2007
Going to AALL or CALL this year? Enter your name in our draw, and you can win your pick of the swag - be the first in your country to win!
Wendy
Add comment May 1, 2007
