The Municipal Library of Akureyri

First of them was Sheep-Cote Clod

Dear Christmas-loving patrons. 12 days until Christmas and the first yulelad has come to town from the mountains. It is the ever so worrying, Sheep-Cote Clod.

12.12.2023 - 08:05 Almennt Þorsteinn Gunnar Jónsson Lestrar 227

Friday humour

Dear patrons! 16 days till Christmas and hopefully you won't forget to smile as much as you can. Maybe because a good library book or something funny ...

08.12.2023 - 11:23 Almennt Þorsteinn Gunnar Jónsson Lestrar 223

Siggi the reader

Dear patrons! This is Siggi. Siggi reads books to educate himself and travel to other worlds. Siggi borrows books from the Municipal Library. Siggi doesn't pay a thing for that. Siggi is smart. Be like Siggi!

07.12.2023 - 13:35 Almennt Þorsteinn Gunnar Jónsson Lestrar 227

Sigmundur Ernir - noon book reading

Sigmundur Ernir Rúnarsson honours us with this presence, Friday 8th of December, at 12:30 pm. Cozy noon book reading from his latest book.

05.12.2023 - 09:00 Almennt Þorsteinn Gunnar Jónsson Lestrar 226

Friday quiz 2023 no. 35 - Answers!

Dear patrons! Here is the quiz and below you'll find the picture with the right answers.

04.12.2023 - 08:00 Almennt Þorsteinn Gunnar Jónsson Lestrar 220

Friday quiz 2023 no. 35 - Davíð Stefánsson

Dear patrons! It's December 1st and time for our weekly quiz! This time it's related to a former head librarian here who once wrote something about feathers ...

01.12.2023 - 09:00 Almennt Þorsteinn Gunnar Jónsson Lestrar 224

Storytime : Mr. Christmas and Christmas Night

Dear patrons! As always on Thursdays, we'll have the weekly storytime today at 4.30 pm. Two books will be read:

30.11.2023 - 10:00 Almennt Þorsteinn Gunnar Jónsson Lestrar 223

Northern lights over the Municipal Library

Dear patrons! Last Saturday evening, 25th of November, was one of many evenings/nights where we are expecting to be able to enjoy the beautiful northern lights over Akureyri.

29.11.2023 - 10:00 Almennt Þorsteinn Gunnar Jónsson Lestrar 225

Municipal Library's time together-calendar

Eydís, our children's librarian, has made a time-together-calendar. You can get a printed copy at the library itself.

28.11.2023 - 09:21 Almennt Þorsteinn Gunnar Jónsson Lestrar 227

(with answers!) Friday quiz 2023 no. 34 - The stairs!

(answers below) Dear stair-loving patrons! It is fun going up and down the stairs, right? To increase that joy, we have decided to relate the five differences this Friday to it. Fun fun. (And not a bad idea to solve this on site!)

24.11.2023 - 10:28 Almennt Þorsteinn Gunnar Jónsson Lestrar 225

Tuesdays and Thursdays at the library!

Dear libraryloving patrons! The picture here is taken after the library was closed at 10 pm tonight. This is a part of our effort to ...

21.11.2023 - 22:07 Almennt Þorsteinn Gunnar Jónsson Lestrar 233