Ideas for a modern library in Firði

Looking to the future with ideas about
modern library

The Hafnarfjörður Town Council considered ideas at its meeting today.
to move the Hafnarfjörður Library from its current premises at Strandgata 1 to new premises
Premises at 26-30 Strandgata. There is a desire to make it binding.
an agreement between 220 Fjarðar and the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður based on the ideas of "220
Fjarðar, to erect up to 6,000 m² New building on a plot at Strandgata
26-30 relating to the older Fjarðar premises at 13-15 Fjarðargata. If it goes ahead,
It is expected that construction will begin in the period 2021-2023 and that delivery on
Housing for the town to purchase or rent will be available during the period 2023-2026.

See the presentation in the minutes of the town council meeting of 11 November 2020.

^{Different options for an extension to the Fjørð shopping centre are under consideration.}

Changed role
Libraries – design with users' needs in mind

It has been on the cards for some time to review and
to convert the premises of the Hafnarfjörður Library, as the current premises is considered neither well-planned
nor designed with the needs of users in mind. The building is on 4 floors and 7 platforms.
and too much space that is of limited use to the museum's users. Thus, a multipurpose hall is considered
e.g. too small for all the possible activities that could take place there. Annually
Between 115,000 and 125,000 people visit the library, of all ages.
Hafnarfjörður residents have big dreams for their town library, according to a survey.
A survey was carried out this summer. It revealed wishes for a café, a playground, and convenient
branches and longer opening hours, as well as a wider range of services. New premises at
a single storey would offer great potential to serve guests and passers-by on all
A larger and more open multi-purpose hall would be of great benefit to both.
customers as well as the town's staff.

^{First ideas for the new look of Fjarðar Shopping Centre.}

Exciting models
both at home and abroad

In new libraries that have been built in the Nordic countries
Including in Helsinki, Aarhus and Oslo, great emphasis is placed on providing a good selection of
reading and entertainment material for customers, use of equipment,
equipment and facilities that are expensive to purchase, such as 3D printers and
vinyl cutters, sewing machines and a recording facility. These ideas for future accommodation for new and
The modern library in Hafnarfjörður will be taken up again at a meeting of the town council.
Hafnarfjörður, Thursday 19 November. Residents of Hafnarfjörður and other stakeholders
are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the ideas that are already on the table and the drafts of
an agreement with „220 Fjord“.