Opening hours September 16th – May 15th
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and
    Fridays: 8:15 am -  7 pm (self service 8:15-10 am)
    Saturdays: 11 am - 4 pm ---- Sundays: Closed

Return items to Penninn bookstore outside op.hours
                                 GEFUM ÍSLENSKU SÉNS

News headlines

No more English version!

No more English version!

Dearly beloved patrons! Now, do we have an announcement for you! We hope you aren't too flabbergasted by the headline for this newsitem, but there are changes in the air!
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(answer's here) Friday quiz 2025 no. 10 - Comic books and five differences

(answer's here) Friday quiz 2025 no. 10 - Comic books and five differences

(answer below) Dear patrons! Here is the next quiz and it is dedicated to the comic book section of the fantasy department of our library. Reynir is in charge of that now and you can find a lot of gems here!
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(answer's here) Friday quiz 2025 no. 9 - The little shop and seven differences

(answer's here) Friday quiz 2025 no. 9 - The little shop and seven differences

(answer at the bottom) Dear patrons! The last day of February 2025 is here and the ninth Friday quiz of the year as well. Our little shop is the model now.
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Swap market - Ash Wednesday costumes

Swap market - Ash Wednesday costumes

Dear patrons! There is a so-called costumes swap going on at the Municipal Library and it lasts through 4th of March.
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(answer is here) Friday quiz 2025 no. 8 - Candy day for B17 and five differences

(answer is here) Friday quiz 2025 no. 8 - Candy day for B17 and five differences

(answer below) Dear patrons! We the employees of Brekkugata 17 enjoy doing fun things together and this week we thought we would all bring some candy to work that we hadn't tasted before!
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Process of library holdings

Process of library holdings

Dear patrons. There's always action in your library and we try our best to offer what you wish for. But how is the process of the traditional library holding?
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Poetry in Akureyri - Becoming us

Poetry in Akureyri - Becoming us

Dear patrons! Please check out this event today between 5 pm to 6.30 pm.
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(answer below) Friday quiz 2025 no. 7 - Icelandic library according to A.I. and five differences

(answer below) Friday quiz 2025 no. 7 - Icelandic library according to A.I. and five differences

(answer below) Dear patrons and wellwishers! Friday the Fine and Friday quiz is mine! Hey, that rhymed! But to the quiz itself:
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The great film department

The great film department

Dear patrons! The Municipal Library always tries to follow the trend, but there are also times when we swim upstream. Like for the past few years ...
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(answers here) Friday quiz 2025 no. 6 - Ten missing titles!

(answers here) Friday quiz 2025 no. 6 - Ten missing titles!

(answers below) Dear patrons and homepagelovers! Here is a fun quiz where the titles have gone missing! Can you find them? (yeah, we know - they're Icelandic!)
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Events

New books to borrow

Interesting facts

- Pick-sticks and massage device in the library: Even in winter time, people like to clean up in their area and they can borrow so called pick-sticks for that.

- TV screen: The TV screen in the main desk area is situated at the conjunction of the old building and the new one. In that slideshow you can find a lot of useful and fun information related to the library.

- A late return!!! At a library in Australia in the year 2011, a book was returned ... 122 years after having been borrowed.