The Municipal Library of Akureyri

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

(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.

28.02.2025 Almennt

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.

26.02.2025 Almennt

(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!

21.02.2025 Almennt

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?

20.02.2025 Almennt

Poetry in Akureyri - Becoming us

Dear patrons! Please check out this event today between 5 pm to 6.30 pm.

18.02.2025 Almennt

(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:

14.02.2025 Almennt

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 ...

13.02.2025 Almennt

(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!)

07.02.2025 Almennt

Most popular books of 2024!

Dear patrons! Here below you can see two pictures showing the 100 most popular books for 2024 in the Municipal Library of Akureyri.

04.02.2025 Almennt

(answer) Friday quiz 2025 no. 5 - Moomin products for young people and five differences!

(answer below) Dear patrons and moomin fans! On this Friday we want to point your attention to the new moomin products that we just got for our little shop. The Friday quiz this time is dedicated to them!

31.01.2025 Almennt

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Events

7.Mar

7. Mar at 09:00-12:00

Lego fun (elementary schools' winter vacation)

10.Mar

10. Mar at 15:00-16:00

Board game club for kids

11.Mar

11. Mar at 10:00-12:00

Parents' mornings at the Municipal Library

11.Mar

11. Mar at 17:00

Board Game Evening

13.Mar

13. Mar at 16:30

Storytime : The great costumes day

More 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.