As a rule books are only lent to people who are domiciled in Iceland, but visitors and tourists are welcome to use the reference sections, reading rooms, computers, etc. City Library was established in 1919 and opened to the public on April 19, 1923. Its collection today comprises 470,000 books and periodicals as well as CDs, videos and multimedia, etc. The catalogue for the entire collection is maintained in a database. The Library has six branches and operates a mobile library service calling at some 40 places all over the city.
Information services are available during opening times.
Computers are available for library users at all branches, for access to the Internet, multimedia and word processing. The Reykjav k City Library collection Reykjav k City Library has a wide selection of books and periodicals in Icelandic as well as English, Scandinavian and other languages, and also lends music, videos and multimedia CDs. Encyclopaedias, dictionaries and other reference works may be consulted at the libraries, free of charge. A good collection of books about Iceland and Reykjav k is available in a number of languages, for consultation at the reading room. International newspapers are also available at the library.