Public libraries in Iceland had 190 service points in 1994. The number of volumes in book collections was 1.9 million and 74.3 thousand volumes were added . In these libraries, there were 90.8 thousand registered users in 1994. The total number of titles in UDC classes in 1993 was 1327. The country has 43 local authorities which, in accordance with the Icelandic Act for Public Libraries, must have a library with qualified staff.
Many local authorities have very few inhabitants and consequently small libraries.
There are eight public libraries with a homepage on the Web and the National and University Library of Iceland is also on the Web. There is currently no overall national library policy or strategy in Iceland, nor any generally accepted documents or statements about the place of libraries in Icelandic society. However, under the present government committees have been formed with a mandate to look into the national information policy. One of these committees deals with libraries as part of the national information network. The committees' reports were presented to the Minister of Education in early 1996.