The National Library of Canada, which inherited the responsibilities of collecting, preserving and promoting the published heritage of the nation from the Library of Parliament through an act of the Canadian Parliament in 1953, stands atop the natural summit skirting the Ottawa River which hosts such other prominant institutions as the Supreme Court of Canada and the Canadian House of Commons. (yeesh, how's that for a run-on sentence...)

To SmallPOX '98 By Car:

• To reach Downtown Ottawa, take the Queensway to the Kent Street offramp (eastbound or westbound) and drive north on Kent Street. Wellington is the last main street at the top of Kent. The National Library of Canada is two block west of Kent Street.

• To reach Ottawa from Toronto, take the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 7) eastbound then turn onto Highway 417 (the Ottawa Queensway.)

• To reach Ottawa from Montreal, take the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 40) westbound until it becomes either Highway 417 (the scenic route) or Highway 17.

• To reach Ottawa from Ogdensburg, N.Y, take Highway 16 north after crossing the St.Lawrence River (Canada/USA border,) then turn onto Highway 417. Highway 16 merges with Highway 31, but keep heading north!

To SmallPOX '98 By Bus:

• To reach Downtown Ottawa, take the #95 (on the eastbound/westbound transitway) or the #96 (on the northbound transitway) and get off at the Bay Street bus stop, then walk the three or four short blocks north to Wellington Street. Local public transit info.

• To reach Ottawa from Out of Town, take a Voyageur or Greyhound bus to the Ottawa Voyageur Bus Terminal on Catherine Street, then take a #4 northbound bus on Kent Street (NOT the one on Catherine!), get off on Wellington at the top of Bank Street then walk three blocks west to Bay and Wellington.

To SmallPOX '98 By Plane:

• To reach Ottawa from Out of Town, take a plane to Ottawa's Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, then either take a cab or the #96 bus northbound to Downtown Ottawa.

To SmallPOX '98 by train:

• To reach downtown Ottawa, take the train to the Ottawa VIA Rail Station. Then either take a cab to Wellington at Bay Street, or the #95 bus (westbound) to Albert and Bay Street.

To SmallPOX '98 by boat:

• To reach downtown Ottawa, either take the Ottawa River and/or the Rideau Canal Waterway (depending on where you're coming from) to the Ottawa Locks (between Parliament Hill and the Chateau Laurier,) where you can dock. Take the outdoor stairs between the Bytown Museum and the base of Sappers Bridge up onto Wellington at Elgin Street, across from the National War Memorial and the National Arts Centre. The National Library of Canada is the last building on your right, six city blocks west of there.