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The library has five floors with a total floor area of 11,250 m 2 (121,100 sq ft) and 866 m (2,841 ft) of shelving. There are three reading areas with a seating capacity for 350 readers and several special study rooms, air conditioned auditorium with 145 seats and a conference room with 30 seats.
National Library and Documentation Services Board is the agency of the government of Sri Lanka which helps maintains all state libraries around the country including the Colombo Library but the management of individual libraries in cities and towns are carried out by the Municipal Council.
^ "The oldest academic library in Sri Lanka, founded in 1921 as the university College Library became the University of Ceylon Library in 1942 and was moved to Peradeniya in 1952. Currently it has one of the largest collections in the country, numbering more than 500,000 in volume" – International dictionary of library histories, Volume 1.
Colombo Public Library Galle Library in Galle fort was established in 1832 Jaffna Public Library was established in 1933. Colombo Public Library, Colombo Municipal Council; Kumarathunga Munidasa Library, Matara Municipal Council; Moratuwa Public Library, Moratuwa Municipal Council; Kotte Public Library, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council
In 2016, the ibrary was fully automated with Koha FOSS Library Management Library System with the advice of the Open University of Sri Lanka. In 2017, the Digital Libraries Project was launched at the library by the Information Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) in collaboration with National Library and Documentation Services Board. [4]
University of Colombo library is a centrally administered network of libraries in University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is home to one of the largest and oldest collections in Sri Lanka, with its roots dating back to 1870 with the establishment of the library of the Ceylon Medical College .
The National Museum Library is a division of the Department of National Museum in Sri Lanka functioning as its library and archive for its collection of books and documents. Established on 1 January 1877 as the Colombo National Museum Library when the Colombo National Museum was established, it incorporated the Government Oriental Library that ...
In 1920 Kandy Municipal Council took charge of library and made it larger population to make use of its services. [ 3 ] The present D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library was started in 1962 by the Prime Minister Late Rt. D.S. Senanayake and the building was declared open by the then Governor Hon. William Gopallawa who was a former ...