The Icelandic Canadian - 01.08.2009, Blaðsíða 29

Vol. 62 #3
THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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community libraries provided one more
way for Icelandic pioneers and their fami-
lies to engage in learning, whether they
were reading to themselves or reading
aloud to others. Here are the Icelandic
community libraries that were revealed
from the many sources in this research, and
(when available), the year they were estab-
lished:
New Iceland:
Gimli - Aurora (Dawn) 1887,
LestrafeltegiS Giml (Gimli Icelandic
Library) 1911
Arnes - Framm (Forward)
Nes - Fjolan (Violet)
Breidavik - Nordurljos (Northern
Lights) 1887
Mikley - Morgunstjarnan (Morning
Star) 1896"
Geysir - VIsir (beginning, growth,
sprout) 1911
Ardal - Frodleikshvot (Incentive to
Learning) 1908
Framnes - Mxmir (name of wise giant
in Norse mythology) 1905
Posen:
Swan Lake - Dagsbrun (Daybreak)
1904
Suffren (commonly referred to as
Siberia) - Mentahvot (Incentive to Culture)
1887
Shoal Lake - Mentahvot (Incentive to
Culture) moved from Suffren in 1896
Argyle:
Baldur - Islendlnga I Argyle (Icelandic
library at Argyle) 1893
Bru - Bru literary Society
Glenboro - Islendlnga Lestrarfelagid I
Cypress-sveit (The Icelandic Reading
Society in the municipality of Cypress)
Skalhot - Icelandic Library Club
Selkirk:
City of Selkirk - Stjarnan (Star)
Winnipeg:
Progressive Society Library
That concludes the historical narrative
entitled, Teachers’ Training: Extending the
Icelandic Value of Education.