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Smörgåstårta Day 2022
Smörgåstårta is a traditional Swedish Sandwich Cake enjoyed year round, especially during special celebrations like Midsommar, birthday parties and weddings.…
Jazz on Tap
Tap dance and jazz have a long and intertwined history. From the prohibition on musical instruments during the era of slavery, which prompted the enslaved…
Exhibit: Marty Lehman 2021
Former architect, and Scandinavian Charitable Society board member, Marty Lehman, paints buildings, cityscapes, landscapes and “all things Swedish.” In his…
Author Series: Gisli Palsson
Very few people know the story of Hans Jonathan, a free black man who was born into slavery, declared himself free, escaped the law, and lived and raised a…
Sauna Gratitude Sessions
Sauna Gratitude Sessions with Abundadnce Sauna Traditional Wood Fired Sauna Experience Friday, Saturday, and Sunday November 14, 15 & 16, 2025 We all have much…
SMÖRGÅSTÅRTA DAY FALL 2026
The Smörgåstårta is a dish of Swedish origin popular in Sweden, Estonia (called “võileivatort”), Finland (called “voileipäkakku” and “smörgåstårta”) and…
Screening: When the Raven Flies (1984)
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson‘s first Viking film, where he presents a new concept of the Viking era, destroying the stereotype Hollywood image. Set in the middle Ages,…
Mismatched for Good: A Pippi Longstocking Celebration
Join us for a playful day of giving inspired by everyone’s favorite freckle-faced heroine, Pippi Longstocking! True to Pippi’s spirit of kindness, courage, and…
SMÖRGÅSTÅRTA DAY – FALL 2024
Sweden’s Sandwich Cake Day is November 13th, we think that’s cause to celebrate. The Smörgåstårta is a dish of Swedish origin popular in Sweden, Estonia…
The Scandinavian Library presents: Handle with Care
An oil worker has a difficult time relating to his adopted son after his wife dies. In desperation, he takes his son on a trip to Colombia to find his…
Lecture: Burning Down the Longhouse with Dr. William Short
A typical weapon in the arsenal of Vikings was fire, and Vikings were said to destroy everything with fire and sword (að setja allt í bál og brand), a phrase…
THE SCANDINAVIAN LIBRARY PRESENTS: I Remember You (EG MAN BIG)
An elderly woman hangs herself in a church. A grieving father searches for the truth about what happened to his missing son. And a trio of young city dwellers…
Screening: The New Land
Come join us as we showcase The New Land (Nybyggarna, 1972) on November 18. Adapted from The Emigrants book series by Vilhelm Moberg, follow the life of the…
SMÖRGÅSTÅRTA DAY – FALL 2023
Sweden’s Sandwich Cake Day is November 13th, we think that’s cause to celebrate. The Smörgåstårta is a dish of Swedish origin popular in Sweden, Estonia…
Screening: Godland (2022)
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into…
The Scandinavian Library presents: Out of Africa (1985)
Initially set on being a dairy farmer, the aristocratic Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) travels to Africa to join her husband, Bror (Klaus Maria Brandauer), who…
The Scandinavian Library: Backyard Village (2021)
When Brynja finishes her stay in a health clinic in the village of Hveragerdi, she’s reluctant to return to her life in the capital, so she checks into a small…
The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Jonas Jonasson, the unlikely story of a 100-year-old man who decides it’s not too late to start over. For…
Altered Books
Transform a printed book into a one-of-a-kind work of art using cutting, painting, collage, stitching, and other creative techniques. See samples of altered…
SMÖRGÅSTÅRTA DAY – FALL 2025
The Smörgåstårta is a dish of Swedish origin popular in Sweden, Estonia (called “võileivatort”), Finland (called “voileipäkakku” and “smörgåstårta”) and…
Screening: Hanna: She is Rebel (2024)
Screening: Hanna: She is Rebel (2024) Saturday, November 22nd | 1pm Hanna Pálsdóttir is an 83 year old Icelandic woman who turned her life around after…
Screening: The Cake General
Based on a true story, the directorial debut of popular Swedish personalities Filip and Fredrik is an outrageous, unconventional comedy set in the 1980s about…
Lucia Treats at Kaffestugan
Starting on Saturday, November 25th our Kaffestugan will be serving up seasonal Lucia treats like julmust and lussekatter through the holiday season! Come on…
Night Tree
Swedish/American folk sextet Night Tree releases their sophomore album in the autumn of 2018 and will be touring throughout the autumn. Come and experience…