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

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Friday quiz 2025 no. 4 - Municipal Library, nacreous clouds and five differences

Friday quiz 2025 no. 4 - Municipal Library, nacreous clouds and five differences

Dear patrons! Few days ago this beautiful sky appeared and of course we took some photos... maybe a lot! One of them is here and you should be able to find five differences!
24.01.2025 Almennt
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Story time, January 23rd (4.30 pm) - in Icelandic!

Story time, January 23rd (4.30 pm) - in Icelandic!

Do you wanna come to a story time?
21.01.2025 Almennt
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(answer) Friday quiz 2025 no. 3 - Municipal Library, health and five differences!

(answer) Friday quiz 2025 no. 3 - Municipal Library, health and five differences!

(answer) Dear patrons! January is the time when many people start a journey towards better health. How long will that last? Depends on us. But we at the Municipal Library want to assist and we have now added a lot of unconventional items to our holdings, that support this journey towards better health.
17.01.2025 Almennt
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Human Library 18th of January

Human Library 18th of January

Saturday January 18th Human Library is hosting an event at the Municipal Library of Akureyri from 12:30 to 3:30pm.
16.01.2025 Almennt
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(answers) Friday quiz 2025 no. 2 - Office supplies and five differences

(answers) Friday quiz 2025 no. 2 - Office supplies and five differences

(answers below) Dear patrons and website visitors! Tenth day of the year and time for the second Friday quiz of the year! And this time the picture is of office supplies from a shelf on the so-called "carpet" but in that location a lot of finishing touches and repairs are done on the library holdings.
10.01.2025 Almennt
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(answer's here) Friday quiz 2025 no. 1 - Municipal Library drawn by AI (5 differences)

(answer's here) Friday quiz 2025 no. 1 - Municipal Library drawn by AI (5 differences)

(answer at the bottom) Dear patrons! Happy new year! We continue with the ever so popular Friday quiz and this time we are assisted by artificial intelligence!
03.01.2025 Almennt
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Happy new year!

Happy new year!

Dear guests and patrons! We the staff at the Municipal Library of Akureyri want to thank you so much for the fellowship, reading, gameplaying, watching and so many other things in the year that is coming to an end.
31.12.2024 Almennt
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MERRY CHRISTMAS 2024!

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2024!

Dear patrons! We wish you a merry Christmas and we hope you'll enjoy yourselves over the holidays.
23.12.2024 Almennt
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Opening hours over the holidays 2024/5

Opening hours over the holidays 2024/5

Dearest patrons! Here you can see the opening hours for the Municipal Library over the holidays. We hope you will have a very lovely Christmas and a happy new year! All our best, the staff of the Municipal Library of Akureyri.
20.12.2024 Almennt
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(answer is here) Friday quiz 2024 no. 49 - Christmas sweaters day and seven differences!

(answer is here) Friday quiz 2024 no. 49 - Christmas sweaters day and seven differences!

(answer below) Dear patrons. When this is written we have four days until Christmas and hopefully you'll have a wonderful time. Because of the Brekkugata-17's staff Christmas sweater day yesterday, we dedicate this week's quiz to that day.
20.12.2024 Almennt
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Events

27.Jan
27. Jan at 15:00-16:00

Board game club for kids

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28.Jan
28. Jan at 17:00

Board Game Evening

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30.Jan
30. Jan at 16:30

Storytime : Tumbling about in the night

View Storytime : Tumbling about in the night
30.Jan
30. Jan at 19:30-22:00

Vision Board (relax and create)

View Vision Board (relax and create)
3.Feb
3. Feb at 15:00-16:00

Board game club for kids

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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.