Facilities
- The 2nd floor has space for individuals and groups. Quiet conversation is allowed, but no phone calls.
- Complete quiet and silence are kept on the 1st, 3rd and 4th floors.
- You may not reserve a study desk. If a desk is left unused for an hour or more, staff may clear it.
- Under an agreement with the University of Iceland, its students have priority at the marked study desks on the 3rd and 4th floors during examination periods.
- Please look after your belongings. The Library takes no responsibility for them.
Conduct
- Treat the Library with care, follow the house rules and show consideration for others.
- Eating is allowed only in the café and packed-lunch area on the 2nd floor.
Leave the tables clean and tidy. - Drinks in closed containers are allowed in the study areas on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors.
- Smoking, including e-cigarettes, is not allowed in the Library, and neither is any handling of alcohol or drugs.
Safety
- The National and University Library of Iceland is to be a safe place for visitors and staff.
- Treat visitors and staff with courtesy and consideration.
- Harassment or violent behaviour towards visitors and/or staff is not tolerated and may lead to expulsion from the Library.
The Library may turn away anyone who does not follow its house rules.