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in the island nation of

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;; ...

National libraries

National Museum Library 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 ...

National Library of Sri Lanka National Library of Sri Lanka is a research and a reference library and the main library and information centre in Sri Lanka. It is located on Independence Avenue, Colombo. History The idea of a National Library for Sri Lanka initially emerged ...

legal deposit Legal deposit is a legal requirement that a person or group submit copies of their publications to a repository, usually a library. The number of copies required varies from country to country. Typically, the national library is the primary reposit ...

Five copies of all publications which are published in

are to be sent to the Department of National Archives under the Printers and Publishers Ordinance. Four of these copies are sent each to; * National Library and Documentation Centre *

* University of Peradeniya library * Library of the

University of Ruhuna The University of Ruhuna ( si, රුහුණ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, රෝහණ සරසවිය (Ruhuṇa Viśvavidyālaya, Rohana sarasaviya),; ta, ருகுண பல்கலைக் கழகம்) is a publ ...

Science and technology libraries

This category created by using Ministry of Science and Technology institutions.Institutions that come within the purview of the Science and Technology Ministry
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Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT) ( si, italic=yes, නවීන තාක්ෂණය පිළිබඳ ආතර් සී. ක්ලාක් මධ්‍යස්ථානය ''Navina Takshanaya Pilibanda Athar Si. ...

(ACCCMT) *Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) *Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) *National Science & Technology Commission *National Engineering, Research and Development Centre (NERDC) *

National Science Library & Resource Centre National Science Library and Resource Centre (NSLRC) ( Sinhala: ජාතික විද්‍යා පුස්තකාලය හා සම්පත් මධ්‍යස්ථානය -ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ''Jathika Vidya Pustha ...

*Sri Lanka Planetarium

University libraries

* University of Peradeniya library
Sri Jayewardenepura University LibraryColombo University LibraryMoratuwa University LibraryOpen University LibrarySouth Eastern University of Sri LankaRuhuna University LibraryGeneral Sir John Kotelawela Defence University LibraryEastern University, Sri Lanka LibraryUniversity of the Visual and Performing Arts LibrarySabaragamuwa University library

Institutional libraries

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Publications
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*Institute of Personal Management Library *

Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cultural Studies The Evelyn Rutnam Institute is a nonprofit organization located in Thirunelveli, Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka, whose primary objective is to facilitate inter-cultural relations and to encourage the studies of past and present cultures. The institu ...

Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka Library (IBSL)

Public libraries

Colombo Public Library Colombo Public Library is the largest public library in Sri Lanka, located in Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. History The first public library in the country was the 'United Service Library', which was established in 1813. It was exclusively used by civ ...

Colombo Municipal Council The Colombo Municipal Council is the municipal governing body of Colombo, the largest city and financial centre in Sri Lanka. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of Colombo, current elect is Rosy Senanayake, and 119 elected 119 mun ...

Kumarathunga Munidasa Library

Matara Municipal Council The Matara Municipal Council is the local council for Matara, the second largest city in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, the third level administrative division of the country. The council was established under the Municipalities Ordinance ...

* Moratuwa Public Library,

Moratuwa Municipal Council The Moratuwa Municipal Council ( si, මොරටුව මහා නගර සභාව, ta, மொறட்டுவை மாநகர சபை) is the local council for Moratuwa, a large coastal city in Colombo District Colombo District ...

* Kotte Public Library,

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council The Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council is the local council for Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the administrative city of Sri Lanka. The council was first formed as Kotte Urban Development Council which was established in the 1930s and the c ...

* Dehiwala Central Library,

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council (DMMC) is the local authority for the city of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia in Sri Lanka. The Council is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, li ...

* Negombo Public Library,

Negombo Municipal Council The Negombo Municipal Council is the local council for Negombo, the largest city in Gampaha district. The council was established under the Municipalities Ordinance of 1878 as a Local Board of Negombo and Gate Mudaliyar A. E. Rajapakse was the ...

* Gampaha Public Library,

Gampaha Municipal Council The Gampaha Municipal Council ( si, ගම්පහ මහ නගර සභාව, ta, கம்பாஹா மாநகர சபை) is the local council for Gampaha, the second urban town of Gampaha District, Sri Lanka after Negombo. It has ...

* D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library,

Kandy Municipal Council The Kandy Municipal Council ( Sinhala: මහනුවර මහ නගර සභා ''Mahanuwara Maha Nagara Sabha'') is the local council for Kandy, the second largest city and ''hill capital'' of Sri Lanka. The council was formed under the Mu ...

* Nuwara Eliya Public Library, Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council * Matale Public Library,

Matale Municipal Council The Matale Municipal Council ( Sinhala: මාතලේ මහ නගර සභා mātalē maha nagara sabhāva) is the local council for Matale. It is a large regional city located in the heart of island's central hills, it is the capital ...

* Dr. Richard Pathirana Public Library,

Galle Municipal Council The Galle Municipal Council is the local council for Galle, the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka, the third level administrative division of the country. The council was established under the Municipalities Ordinance of 1865 as the ...

* Galle LibraryLeafing through the story of an old library
The Sundaytimes * Kumarathunga Munidasa Public Library, Dickwella Pradeshiya Sabha * Ratnapura Public Library, Ratnapura Municipal Council * Senarath Paranavithana Public Library, Municipal Council Badulla * Anuradhapura Public Library, Anuradhapura Municipal Council * Addalachenai Public Library, Addalachenai Pradeshiya Sabha *

Amir Ali Public Library Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...

, Sammanthurai Pradeshiya Sabha * Kalmunai Public Library,

Kalmunai Municipal Council Kalmunai Municipal Council (KMC) is the local authority for the city of Kalmunai in south-eastern Sri Lanka. KMC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks a ...

* Batticaloa Public Library,

Batticaloa Municipal Council Batticaloa Municipal Council (BMC) is the local authority for the city of Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka. BMC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks an ...

Jaffna Public Library The Jaffna Library is the second largest public library in Sri Lanka located in Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It was considered the largest library in South Asia in the pre-1980s. Like many great libraries of the world, this library was ...

Jaffna Municipal Council Jaffna Municipal Council ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாணம் மாநகர சபை, translit=Yāḻppāṇam Mānakara Capai; JMC) is the local authority for the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. JMC is responsible for providing a varie ...

* Maharagama Public Library,

Maharagama Urban Council Maharagama Urban Council ( si, මහරගම නගර සභාව, ta, மகாரகம நகர சபை) is the local authority for Maharagama and surrounding suburbs in Sri Lanka. The Council is responsible for providing a variety of l ...

* Seethawakapura Public Library, Avissawella Urban Council * Kalutara Public Library,

Kalutara Urban Council Kalutura Urban Council (KUC) is the local authority for the town of Kalutara in the Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. The KUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housin ...

* Migettuwatte Gunananda Himi Memorial Public Library,

Panadura Urban Council Panadura Urban Council ( si, පාණදුර නගර සභාව, ta, பனதுரா நகர சபை) is the local authority for Panadura and its surrounding suburbs in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. It has 18 members elected under t ...

* Horana Public Library, Horana Urban Council * Katunayake Seeduwa Public Library, Katunayaka-Seeduwa Urban Council * Peliyagoda Public Library, Peliyagoda Urban Council * Ja-Ela Public Library,

Ja-Ela Urban Council Ja-Ela Urban Council (JUC) is the local authority for the town of Ja-Ela Ja-Ela ( si, ජා-ඇල, ta, ஜா-எல) is a suburb of Colombo, located approximately north of the Colombo city centre. Ja-Ela lies on the A3 road which overlaps ...

Gampola Public Library Gampola ( si, ගම්පොල, ta, கம்பளை) is a town located in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. Gampola was made the capital of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV, who ruled for four yea ...

, Gampola Urban Council * Nawalapitiya Public Library, Nawalapitiya Urban Council *

Hatton Public Library Hatton may refer to: Places Canada * Hatton, Saskatchewan England * Hatton, Cheshire West and Chester, a former civil parish * Hatton, Derbyshire * Hatton, Lincolnshire * Hatton, London, in the London Borough of Hounslow * Hatton, Shropshire, ...

, Hatton Urban Council * Ambalangoda Public Library, Ambalangoda Urban Council * Hikkaduwa Public Library,

Hikkaduwa Urban Council Hikkaduwa Urban Council (HUC) is a local authority established in 2000 in the Galle District, Southern Province (Sri Lanka), Southern Province, Sri Lanka covering the town of Hikkaduwa itself, plus 8 villages, on a total surface of 12.83 square kil ...

* Weligama Public Library,

Weligama Urban Council Weligama Urban Council (WUC) is the local authority for the town of Weligama in the Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்� ...

* Hambantota Public Library, Hambantota Urban Council * Tangalle Public Library,

Tangalle Urban Council Tangalle Urban Council (TUC) is the local authority for the town of Tangalle in the Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங ...

* Balangoda Public Library,

Balangoda Urban Council Balangoda is a large town in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an urban council located away from Colombo and from Ratnapura on Colombo - Batticaloa Highway(A4). It is one of the largest towns of the Sabaragamuw ...

* Kegalle Public Library, Kegalle Urban Council * Haputale Public Library, Haputale Urban Council *

I. W. R. A. Eriyagolla Public Library I is the ninth letter of the Latin alphabet. I or i may also refer to: Language * I (pronoun), the first-person singular subject pronoun in English * I (Cyrillic), a letter used in almost all ancient and modern Cyrillic alphabets * ı, dotless ...

, Kuliyapitiya Urban Council * Kurunegala Public Library, Kurunegala Urban Council * Puttalam Public Library, Puttalam Urban Council * Halawatha Public Library, Halawatha Urban Council * Ampara Public Library,

Ampara Urban Council Ampara Urban Council (AUC) is the local authority for the town of Ampara in eastern Sri Lanka. AUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreationa ...

* Trincomalee Public Library, Trincomalee Urban Council * Mannar Public Library, Mannar Urban Council * Katthankudi Public Library,

Kattankudi Urban Council Kattankudy Urban Council (KUC) is the local authority for the town of Kattankudy in eastern Sri Lanka. KUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and rec ...

Chavakachcheri Public Library Chavakachcheri ( ta, சாவகச்சேரி Cāvakaccēri, si, ජාවකච්චේරි Jāvakachchēri) is a large town in the Jaffna peninsula of Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It may have Javanese origins, as ...

, Chavakacheri Urban Council * Point Pedro Public Library,

Point Pedro Urban Council Point Pedro Urban Council ( ta, பருத்தித்துறை நகர சபை ''Paruttittuṟai Nakara Capai''; PPUC) is the local authority for the town of Point Pedro in northern Sri Lanka. PPUC is responsible for providing a va ...

* Piliyandala Public Library, Kesbewa Pradeshiya Sabha * Bandaranayaka Public Library, Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha * Gnanapradeepa Public Library, Bandaragama Pradeshiya Sabha *

C. W. W. Kannangara Public Library C. or c. may refer to: * Century, sometimes abbreviated as ''c.'' or ''C.'', a period of 100 years * Cent (currency), abbreviated ''c.'' or ''¢'', a monetary unit that equals of the basic unit of many currencies * Caius or Gaius, abbreviated as ...

Hettipola Public Library Hettipola (Sinhalese language: හෙට්ටිපොල) is a town in Kurunegala District, North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It consists of 15 Grama Niladari divisions. Hettipola is connected with Colombo through Kuliyapitiya and Negombo ...

, Panduwasnuwara Pradeshiya Sabha * Gnanapradeepa Public Library, Pannala Pradeshiya Sabha * Mawatagama Public Library, Mawatagama Pradeshiya Sabha * Wennappuwa Public Library, Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha * Polonnaruwa Public Library, Thamankaduwa Pradeshiya Sabha * Bandaranayaka Public Library, Hingurakgoda Pradeshiya Sabha * Kekirawa Public Library, Kekirawa Pradeshiya Sabha * Kilinochchi Public Library, Karachchi Pradeshiya Sabha * Uduvil Public Library,

Valikamam South Divisional Council Valikamam South Divisional Council ( ta, வலிகாமம் தெற்கு பிரதேச சபை ''Valikāmam Teṟku Piratēca Capai''; VSDC) is the local authority for Valikamam South DS Division in northern Sri Lanka. VSDC is re ...

* Nattandiya Public Library, Nattandiya Public Library * Malimbada Public Library, Malimbada Pradeshiya Sabha

School libraries

*Wajra Jayanthi Library-

Rahula College Rahula College ( Sinhala: රාහුල විද්‍යාලය ''Rāhulaa Vidyālaya'') ( Tamil: ராஹுல வித்தியாலம் ''Rāhula vittiyālam'') is a boys' school in Sri Lanka, located in Matara district. Though ...

, Matara *

Ananda College ''Appamādo Amathapadan'' (Buddhist quote from the Apramada Vagga in the Dhammapada) , motto_translation = Heedfulness, Punctuality leads to Nirvana , location = P De S Kularatne Mawatha , city = Colom ...

, Colombo *

Dharmaraja College, Kandy Dharmaraja College ( si, ධර්මරාජ විද්‍යාලය), founded in 1887, is a boys' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist school with around 300+ teaching staff and around 5000+ students. The school has many notable ...

* Frank Lee Woodward Library,

Mahinda College Mahinda College is a Buddhist boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. The school was established on 1 March 1892 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. As of May 2022 it is a national school providing primary and secon ...

Galle Galle ( si, ගාල්ල, translit=Gālla; ta, காலி, translit=Kāli) (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern ...

Mahanama College Mahanama College is a Sinhala Buddhist boys school in Colombo, Sri Lanka which was established in 1954. As a public, national school, it is controlled by the central government, as opposed to a provincial council. It provides both primary ...

, Colombo *

Royal College, Colombo Royal College, Colombo is a Single-sex education, selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by Rev Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academ ...

St Peter's College, Colombo St. Peter's College ( Sinhala: සාන්ත පීතර විදුහල, Tamil: செயிண்ட் பீட்டர் கல்லூரி) is a Roman Catholic boys-only primary to secondary (inclusive) school in the Bambalapitiy ...

St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa St. Sebastian's College ( si, සාන්ත සෙබස්තියන් විදුහල, ta, செயிண்ட் செபாஸ்டியன் கல்லூரி) is a Catholic educational institution in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka ...

S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia , motto_translation = Be Thou Forever , song = Thomian Song , athletics = Yes , sports = Yes , nickname = Thora , denomination = Anglican , patron ...

* Taxila Central College, Horana * presidents College, maharagama Ku/Nungamuwa mahavidyalaya, Yatigaloluwa, Polgahawela Ku/Rathmalgoda Maha Vidyalaya, Polgahawela

Important library related institutions

Local

National Library and Documentation Services BoardSri Lanka Library Association-SLLA

Foreign

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions-IFLA

References

External links

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