On the occasion of the centenary of writer, artist and editor Gísli J. Ástthórsson, his family handed over to the library a wide range of documents from his possession; manuscripts, original drawings, editions and more, and an exhibition opened in the library on his birthday, April 5.

On the photo are, in addition to Ingibjörg Steinunn Sverrisdóttir, National Librarian, Hrafnkell Gíslason, Kristín Erla Boland, Hólmfríður Gísladóttir's widow and Ástthór Gíslason.