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20 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2009 PROGRAM GUIDE SHUTTLE BUS SCHEDULE Shuttle Service is provided between the McCormick Place Convention Center and all official ALA hotels not within walking distance of the convention center. Frequency of service is approximately every 10-20 minutes. Shuttle information signs will be posted in the lobby of each hotel. Check the sign in your hotel lobby for additional information, frequency and changes. Shuttles are sponsored by Gale Cengage Learning, located in Booth 3911. Be sure to stop by to check out what’s new and say thanks for the lift! If you have any questions about the shuttle, or if you need to make an advance reservation for a wheelchair-accessible shuttle, please see the supervisor at McCormick Place Convention Center. Call (312) 791-7067 during shuttle hours or call Tyrone Lyons at (312) 446-0153 after shuttle hours. SHUTTLE BUS HOURS (ROUNDTRIP FROM CONVENTION CENTER TO HOTELS) Friday, July 10: 7:30 am – 8:00 pm Monday, July 13: 7:00 am – 6:00 pm Saturday, July 11: 7:00 am – 8:00 pm Tuesday, July 14: 7:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday, July 12: 7:00 am – 7:00 pm ALA / Proquest Scholarship Bash, Saturday, July 11, 7:00 p.m. to midnight 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Shuttle service to Art Institute will be provided from the Hyatt McCormick Place only. Boarding location is on Martin L. King Drive in front of the hotel. 8:00 p.m. – midnight: Shuttle service will be provided from the Art Institute to all hotels. Newbery / Caldecott Event, Sunday, July 12, 7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Return service from the Sheraton to hotels only. There is no service from the hotels to the Sheraton. Inaugural Banquet and Awards Reception, Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Return service from the Hilton to hotels only. There is no service from the hotels to the Hilton. HOTEL PICKUP LOCATION HOTEL PICKUP LOCATION Route #1 (Red) Route #3 (Brown) Palmer House Hilton ......................... Wabash Street Entrance Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile ..... NW Corner Grand & Rush Silversmith Hotel .............................. @ Palmer House InterContinental Hotel ........................ @ Marriott Chicago Hilton & Towers .................. 8th Street Entrance Hilton Garden Inn .............................. @ Marriott University Conference Center ........... 525 S. State Street Holiday Inn Express .......................... @ Marriott Route #2 (Blue) Route #4 (Green) Allegro Hotel NE ............................... Corner of Wells & Randolph W City Center .................................... 172 W. Adams Hotel 71 ............................................ Wacker Drive Entrance Holiday Inn Mart Plaza ...................... At bus stop on Orleans, Hard Rock Hotel ............................... @ Hotel 71 across from hotel Hotel Monaco ................................... @ Hotel 71 Westin River North ............................ Dearborn & Kinzie @ Harry Renaissance Hotel ............................ @ Hotel 71 Caray’s Rest. Hyatt Regency .................................. Curbside on Wacker Drive Route #5 (Gold) Fairmont Hotel .................................. @ Hyatt Regency Peninsula Hotel ................................. SE Corner Rush & Superior Swiss Hotel ....................................... @ Hyatt Regency Best Western Inn of Chicago ............. SW Corner Ohio & St. Clair Wyndham Hotel ................................. SW Corner Ohio & St. Clair Embassy Suites Lakefront ................. SW Corner Ohio & St. Clair Red Roof Inn ..................................... SW Corner Ohio & St. Clair Sheraton Hotel Chicago ..................... At bus stop on Columbus by NBC Towers AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION PROGRAM GUIDE ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2009 21 HOTEL MAP KEY 1 ALA HEADQUARTERS HOTEL (Red) Hilton Chicago 720 S. Michigan Ave. 2 ALA CO-HEADQUARTERS HOTEL (Gold) Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers 301 E. North Water St. 3 ALA CO-HEADQUARTERS HOTEL (Blue) Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 E. Wacker Dr. 4 Peninsula Chicago (Gold) 108 E. Superior St. 5 Wyndham Chicago (Gold) 644 N. St. Clair St. 6 Red Roof Inn Chicago (Gold) 162 E. Ontario St. 7 Best Western Inn of Chicago (Gold) 162 E. Ohio St. 8 Chicago Marriott Downtown Mag. Mile (Brown) 540 N. Michigan Ave. 9 InterContinental Chicago (Brown) 505 N. Michigan Ave. 10 Holiday Inn Express – Hotel Cass (Brown) 640 N. Wabash Ave. 11 Hilton Garden Inn (Brown) 10 E. Grand Ave. 12 Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago (Gold) Chicago Downtown Lakefront 511 N. Columbus Dr. 13 Swissotel Chicago (Blue) 323 E. Wacker Dr. 14 The Fairmont Hotel (Blue) 200 N. Columbus Dr. 15 Hard Rock Hotel Chicago (Blue) 230 N. Michigan Ave. 16 Hotel Monaco, A Kimpton Hotel (Blue) 225 N. Wabash Ave. 17 Renaissance Chicago Hotel (Blue) One W. Wacker Dr. 18 Hotel 71 (Blue) 71 E. Wacker Dr. 19 The Westin Chicago River North (Green) 320 N. Dearborn St. 20 Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza (Green) 350 West Mart Center Drive 21 The Silversmith Hotel & Suites (Red) 10 S. Wabash Ave. 22 The Palmer House Hilton (Red) 17 E. Monroe St. 23 Allegro Chicago, A Kimpton Hotel (Blue) 171 W. Randolph St. @ LaSalle St. 24 W. Chicago City Center (Green) 172 W. Adams St. 25 Hyatt Regency McCormick Place (No Shuttle) 2233 S. Martin Luther King Dr. 26 University Conference Center (Red) AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION * All hotel locations are approximate.