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Halldór Laxness Library
 Catch up on the latest news
from the Nordic countries, browse through books and journals, or
look up travel destinations and genealogical records in the
Halldór Laxness Library, named in honor of the 1955 Nobel
laureate from Iceland. Furnished in classic Scandinavian design
with huge windows overlooking Park Avenue, The Halldór
Laxness Library houses information on the Nordic nations and their
influence on America and the world.
Resource materials include books, scholarly journals,
newspapers, magazines, videos and computerized data including an
extensive database of Nordic genealogical information. It also
contains computer terminals that provide access to Scandinavian
sites on the internet.
Hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
12:00-5:00pm
Books
The collection in the Library includes general books on the five
Nordic countries, divided into the following sections:
 Denmark -
Literature
Denmark - Non-fiction
Finland - Literature
Finland - Non-fiction
Iceland - Literature
Iceland - Non-fiction
Norway - Literature
Norway - Non-fiction
Sweden - Literature
Sweden - Non-fiction
Scandinavia
Scandinavian-America
Art books
Vikings
Reference books
(Books in the collection written by former or current "fellows"
of The American-Scandinavian Foundation are marked with blue
bands.)
Special Collections
The Library includes two major series of publications by The
American-Scandinavian Foundation:
- Books published by The American-Scandinavian
Foundation from 1914- 1980
- Scandinavian Review: bound volumes of the journal of The
American-Scandinavian Foundation, from 1912 to present
 Periodicals
An extensive collection of periodicals from and about the Nordic
countries is available.
Funds for the establishment of the library were raised by a
consortium of corporations and individuals in Iceland. At their
request, the Library was named in honor of Halldór Laxness,
Iceland's Nobel Laureate in Literature.
Photos: Joan Jastrebski
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