The library’s interactive space OKið in Gerðuberg draws on the digital story North by Camilla Hübbe and Rasmus Meisler. The book is designed to be interactive and can be read or listened to in Icelandic, Danish, English, and Faroese.

Click here to access the book. It will open along with instructions. In the lower right-hand corner, you’ll find settings, where you can change the language. 

The story is about a teenage girl called North who grows up in Denmark with her mother. As strange changes happen to the environment around her, North embarks on a dangerous journey to Niflheim along with the squirrel Ratatoski and assistance from the norns Urðr, Verðandi, and Skuld. At the same time, the entrepreneur Sigur plots in the highlands of Iceland to use a rare rock to travel into space.

The authors use Nordic cultural heritage to discuss man’s relationship with nature and, through an exciting fantasy, asks questions about our place on earth.

A hardcopy of the book is also available at the library.