{"id":14126,"date":"2020-01-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/fjolbreytt-og-nutimalegt-bokasafn\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:02:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T09:02:39","slug":"a-diverse-and-modern-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/fjolbreytt-og-nutimalegt-bokasafn\/","title":{"rendered":"A diverse and modern library"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Library is 98 years old and is one of the oldest in the country. The people of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur have strong ties to the library, and there is a great deal of footfall, loans and various other activities. A resident of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/a> I met Sigr\u00fan Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttir recently, who took up the post of director in November. She says there are many things in the pipeline, such as more events and a podcasting facility for the public. <\/p>\n

\"Victory\u201eI just felt like I slotted right in and was home when I started. I was made to feel very welcome, by both the staff and the guests.\u201c<\/em> Sigr\u00fan says with a beaming smile when asked. She previously worked at the City Library and the K\u00f3pavogur Library. \u201eIt's a privilege to work in something enjoyable, and you can always try something new; keeping up with what's happening in the world of libraries at any given time.\u201c <\/em>The Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Library offers a great deal, and there are various things in the pipeline that Sigr\u00fan, along with her staff, would like to emphasise. \u201eThe library is very important to the identity of the people of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. They are very connected to their library. We get a lot of visitors and we have a high number of loans. However, I would like to reach even more people. There are a large number of people of foreign origin in the town, mainly Poles, and I want to reach out to them. A Polish librarian is returning to work here in February who will, among other things, be holding story times in Polish.\u201c <\/em><\/p>\n

Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Library has the unique feature, unlike most such libraries, of having a music department \u2013 and a rather large one at that. \u201eI want to do something more with her. For example, we're going to have a jazz concert there at the end of Museum Night, which will be on 7 February.\u201c <\/em>The collection then has a very wide range of material, from books, magazines and newspapers to a selection of CDs, DVDs and audiobooks. \u201eThere are 15 permanent positions and a total of 24 staff members. The staff are good, and a great deal of ambition has been invested in diversity in everything here. Next month, an events manager, Unnur Helga M\u00f6ller, will be added to the team. Then we're going to open a podcasting facility on the third floor where people can book a time slot and create their own programmes. The idea came from staff here at the museum, and I, of course, welcomed it, as did all the staff involved in the decision and its implementation.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

Sigr\u00fan would like to draw special attention to the fact that reading facilities are not just on the ground floor, but on all floors. Even with more privacy. \u201eWe also plan to renovate and improve the hall in the basement and hire it out more for meetings, gatherings and lectures. Local organisations have shown interest, and it will have its own facilities, including a coffee area and toilets. I also want to add a facility where people can come and sew in the near future. I want people to feel that there is much to enjoy here and that everyone can find something to their liking. I foresee bright and enjoyable times at the library, and that in collaboration with as many people as possible,\u201c <\/em>Sigr\u00fan says in conclusion.<\/p>\n

An interview with Sigr\u00fan was published in Hafnfir\u00f0inginn on 23 January 2020. <\/a> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

B\u00f3kasafn Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar er 98 \u00e1ra og me\u00f0al \u00feeirra elstu \u00e1 landinu. Hafnfir\u00f0ingar tengjast b\u00f3kasafninu sterkum b\u00f6ndum og miki\u00f0 er um gestagang, \u00fatl\u00e1n og \u00fdmislegt anna\u00f0. Hafnfir\u00f0ingur hitti \u00e1 d\u00f6gunum Sigr\u00fanu Gu\u00f0nad\u00f3ttur, sem t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0u forst\u00f6\u00f0umanns \u00ed n\u00f3vember. H\u00fan segir margt \u00ed p\u00edpunum, svo sem fleiri vi\u00f0bur\u00f0i og a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u fyrir hla\u00f0varp fyrir almenning.  \u201eM\u00e9r fannst […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14126"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}