Kitchen Facilities
Full kitchen facilities are provided on the south side of the third floor.  Fridges are provided for your use and store milk and cream for coffee.  Complementary cold beverages, a pool table, table tennis (ping pong), and couches are all ready to make your day more comfortable.

The Black Hole Bistro
The fourth floor bistro is open on weekdays for coffee in the mornings, lunch from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., afternoon high tea at 3:00 p.m. (please call ahead) , and a dinner service into the evening, except when there is an event in the Bistro.  The diverse menu changes daily.  Several nights throughout the week include themed events – such as games night and pub night.  A selection of sandwiches is available on weekends. 

The Bistro is open to PI residents and their guests.  Members of the general public are occasionally permitted to enjoy the fine food and atmosphere in conjunction with ticketed events.  

Lounges and Coffee Stations
Comfortable leather couches, cappuccino machines and blackboards around every corner make the lounges scattered throughout the building a meeting place for discussion, debate and….caffeine.  Please make yourself at home, being mindful that others will appreciate you tidying the space after you leave.

Fireplaces
There are wood-burning fireplaces throughout the building.  The fireplaces are a wonderful and safe feature of the Institute, but do require monitoring when in use.  Please do not place any items, even paper, inside the fireplaces.  Fires will be started by building maintenance, please contact them should you wish to use a fireplace.

Fitness
On the first floor, on the north side of the building behind the Reflecting Lounge, you will find an exercise room, squash court and change rooms complete with sauna.  For your own safety, before accessing these rooms you will need a brief training session, which can be arranged by Reception.

Music Practice Room
On the first floor, in front of the Mike Lazaridis Theatre of Ideas, there is a music practice room which contains a piano that is at your disposal when the theatre is not in use. If you wish to use the practice room, please contact Reception.

Daily Newspapers
The Record, The National Post, Globe & Mail and Toronto Star are all received daily and available for your perusal in the Bistro.  Please return the newspapers to this location after you have reviewed them.  If you missed an article relevant to PI in one of the papers, contact the external relations department for a clipping or electronic copy. 

Smoking
Regional by-laws prohibit smoking inside Perimeter Institute, as well as all public places in the Region of Waterloo.  Smoking is permitted outside the building and ashtrays in the form of large grey pylons have been provided.
Additionally, please note that smoking is not permitted in any of PI’s apartments.

George Leibbrandt Library
A variety of books, periodicals, and electronic journals can be found in the George Leibbrandt Library, accessible from the first and second floors.  If you are visiting for more than three weeks, your Access Card has been set up to function as a library card. The library books are protected by a security system so please go to the checkout station to sign out and return your books.  If you are visiting for less than three weeks, please see the Librarian to coordinate access to library resources.

University of Waterloo
Long-term visitors and PI residents have full access to the University of Waterloo library system, which includes materials from the University of Waterloo, University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University. Electronic access to journals is also available.  The University of Waterloo library is within walking distance through Waterloo Park.  Before you can access the University system, you will need to obtain a library card. For more information, please see the Librarian.