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Vestibule ready for you!

Vestibule ready for you!

Dear library lovers! We are happy to announce that the library's vestibule has been opened and you can start entering there as usual ...
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Which are the titles of these title-changed books?

Friday quiz 2023 no. 3 - Five titlechanges and more! (with answers)

Dear patrons and homepage-lovers! Friday for m...any things... and the third quiz of the year is here. You know what? It's a good one! Many errors and questions!
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Work has started in making the vestibule/entrance into the library better.

Vestibule painted - entrance by Lestur Bistro!

Dear patrons. Today (26th) and tomorrow (27th) our vestibule/entrance will be painted and made better looking!
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Who won the Icelandic literature awards this year?

Who won the Icelandic literature awards this year?

Dear patrons and booklovers! Last night the Icelandic literature awards were handed out for books published in the year 2022.
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Nacreous clouds for you!

Nacreous clouds for you!

Dear patrons! We enjoy the weather in whatever form it appears and like one character once said: „Look up!“
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Friday quiz 2023 no. 2 - Husband's Day (answers!)

Friday quiz 2023 no. 2 - Husband's Day (answers!)

Dear patrons, husbands and everybody else! Quiz day no. 2 of the year is here and naturally it is related to Husband's Day. Few and easy questions here, along with some knowledge! The book Yndislegi maðurinn minn (English: My dear husband, which can be read here at the library since it is a legal d…
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Let's make bird feeders

Let's make bird feeders

On Saturday, January 21, from 1-3 p.m., everyone is welcome to come to the children's department and make bird feeders from egg trays. When the ground is frosty, the little birds have a hard time finding food, so it's a good idea to make a food tray for them and hang it in the garden. Ideal family …
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Frost, cold and library holdings

Frost, cold and library holdings

Dear, warm patrons! It can sometimes be cold here in Akureyri over winter, even though the best weather is always here! But the library holdings aren't best friends with the cold!
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Alma: Legal depository and AMLAN

Alma: Legal depository and AMLAN

Dear patrons! The Municipal Library is a legal depository library, which means that it is supposed to keep one copy of everything ever printed here in Iceland. Given the occasion ...
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Dynamic shelfing ... youth department ... would you like to know more?

Friday quiz 2023 no. 1 - How well do you know the library? (answers!)

Dear patrons! 2023 has started, everyone is committed on getting healthier and in better shape and Iceland won its first game in the world championship in handball 2023. The first Friday quiz of the year is here and it is just a question of how well do you know the library! (Answers are below!!) T…
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New tariff for 2023!

New tariff for 2023!

Dear patrons. We want to point out that a new tariff has been put into effect here at the Municipal Library.
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