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On October 14, 2013, Bjarki Þór Jónsson presented the computer game Sjóorrusta to the National Library of Iceland. The game is considered to be the first Icelandic computer game to be sold… Read More » The first Icelandic computer game

The exhibition Private Editions, Micro-Publishing and Other Forms of Mediation from 1977 to the Present will be opened in the lobby of the National and University Library, Friday, October 11, 2013 at 3:00 PM. At the opening… Read More » Exhibition on Private Editions, Micro-Publishing and …

The Manuscript Museum will be closed on Thursday afternoon and all day Friday due to the conference "The World of Manuscripts". If guests would like to view the manuscripts of this… Read More » The Manuscript Museum closed due to conference

On Monday, a program will air on Rás 1, supervised by a master's student in history at the University of Iceland, called… Read More » History in the Oral Record

Due to high demand, it has been decided to extend the exhibition Utangards? until next Sunday, October 6th. Welcome! http://landsbokasafn.is/index.php/news/526/15/Utangards

On the occasion of Translators' Day on September 30th, we would like to remind you of the database 'Communication & Mass Media Complete', which refers, among other things, to the subject… Read More » Database for translators and others

lecture by Dr. Andreja Valic Zver in the conference room of the National Library on Monday, September 16th. Everyone is welcome to the open lecture by Dr. Andreja Valic… Read More » “Why do we need to remember the victims?”

Library Day will be celebrated for the third time in Iceland on Monday, September 9. This time, the day is linked to Literacy Day, which… Read More » Library Day September 9

The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, Illugi Gunnarsson, visited the museum on Tuesday, August 27th, together with his assistant, Sigríður Hallgrímsdóttir. Accompanying them were Ásta… Read More » Minister's Visit