Summer hours apply from 8 May to 23 August. About the winter hours
| Service desks on the 2nd and 3rd floors | Open |
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| Mon–Fri | 9:00–17:00 |
| Sat–Sun (25 May–25 August) | CLOSED |
| Information Services at the service desk on the 2nd floor | Open |
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| Mon–Fri | 09:00–16:00 |
| Service desk on the 4th floor | Open |
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| Mon–Fri | 12:00–17:00 |
| Sat–Sun (25 May–25 August) | CLOSED |
| National Collection, Manuscript Collection and reading room on the 1st floor | Open |
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| Mon–Fri | 9:00–17:00 |
| Sat–Sun | CLOSED |
The following special collections are open on weekdays by appointment:
- • Women’s History Archives, kvennasogusafn (at) landsbokasafn.is, tel. 525 5779
- • Centre of Oral History, munnlegsaga (at) landsbokasafn.is, tel. 525 5775
- • Theatre Museum of Iceland, leikminjasafn (at) landsbokasafn.is, tel. 525 5673
- • Audio-visual Collection, hljodogmyndsafn (at) landsbokasafn.is, tel. 525 5774
For the opening hours of the Law Library in Lögberg, see here (in Icelandic).
Public holidays
The National and University Library of Iceland is closed on public holidays.
Opening hours over Christmas and Easter are announced separately.
Extended opening hours during University of Iceland exam periods are announced separately.
Please note: summer closure
The National and University Library of Iceland closes in the second half of July and stays closed until after the first weekend in August (Verslunarmannahelgi, the Icelandic bank holiday weekend). The exact dates of the closure are announced in good time.