Princess Stories and Crafts
Experience the magic of Princess Story Hour! ❄️✨ Join the the Mermaid Princess, Garðabrúða and her Thief Prince for enchanting stories in Polish, English, Arabic and Spanish. Afterward, make your own valentine craft to take home during a special craft activity! 🎵 Be ready to sing and dance between stories with your favorite characters in this delightful, interactive event. 🌟 Free entry—a perfect…
Storytime | Risaeðlugengið: Kappsundið
Gauti the T-Rex is not good at swimming, and certainly not in icy cold water. Even so, when Georg, his incredibly annoying big brother, challenges Gauti and his friend to a swimming race, Gauti still can't resist. Luckily, their mother forbids them from swimming in the lake. Apparently, there's a giant sea monster swimming in it... Welcome to a cozy storytime at the library where a story will be…
Community Café | Rhubarb
Rhubarb is a large and remarkable plant that grows widely in gardens across Iceland. But could we possibly make better use of this magnificent plant? In her talk, Björk Bjarnadóttir will cover most of what you need to keep in mind when creating a rhubarb garden, such as how to care for the garden, harvest the rhubarb, make rhubarb jam, and more. Rhubarb originally comes from China and was once…
Easter Bingo
Join us for a game of bingo and try your luck. You might win the big egg, but even if you don‘t, we won‘t let the children leave empty-handed. There will be a limited number of bingo cards – first come first served. An ideal event for the whole family. Further information: Agnes Jónsdóttir, Specialist agnes.jonsdottir@reykjavik.is | 411 6250
Guided tour at Árbær Open Air Museum
The guide takes guests to all the main houses of the museum and tells their stories. The guided tour is in English and takes just over an hour.
Exhibition Talk | Kristján Maack - Sleeping Giants
Welcome to an exhibition talk with Kristján Maack around the exhibition Sleeping Giants on Sunday, 18 January at 14:00-15:00. Free admission and all welcome! Spoken language Icelandic. Sleeping Giants is about the fateful times in which we live. In nature, there are sleeping giants that are slowly awakening. Deep within nature’s core, time has stood still for millions of years. Time is preserved…
Storytime | Einu sinni var einhyrningshorn
Do you know why unicorns have horns? The story began in a magical forest when a little girl found little ponies who were learning to fly. But one of them couldn't fly at all! The girl then took matters into her own hands and helped the little pony regain his joy. How do you think she did it? Welcome to a cozy storytime at the library where a story will be read for young listeners and their…
Winter Break | Minecraft MOD programming
Come to a course organized by SKEMA in programming MODs for Minecraft. During the course, students have the opportunity to program their own "Mod" (add-ons) in Minecraft. Students learn to use the program MCreator to program mods in an exciting and fun way. The course is intended for those who have experience playing Minecraft and want to learn about programming for the Minecraft game. NOTE:…
Winter Break | Newspaper Animals
Are you good with scissors? Can you glue? Then let's make animal pictures from paper. We are going to use old newspapers, magazines and perhaps even some discarded childrens books to create pictures of animals. A cozy and creative time for the whole family. No pre-registration required. We look forward to seeing you. Further information: Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir, Children's Librarian …
Puzzles and Board Games Swap
Playing board games and puzzles is a fun activity for both children and adults. It is also exciting to try new games, but not always necessary to buy new ones. At the swap market in the library, you can bring your puzzles and board games that are no longer in use, but are still in good condition, and in that way give them a second life. Perhaps you can find puzzles and board games which you…