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The first public library in the country was the 'United Service Library', which was established in 1813. It was exclusively used by civil and military officers of the Government stationed in Colombo and was housed in a building opposite the Queen's House on Janadhipathi Mawatha (formerly Kings Street).
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
Colombo Public Library; J. J. R. Jayewardene Centre; N. ... University of Colombo library This page was last edited on 8 February 2021, at 22:54 (UTC). ...
Colombo Library may refer to: Colombo Public Library, the largest public library in Sri Lanka; University of Colombo library, a university library on the campus of ...
[1] [2] In 1933, he started the first library in Jaffna, through lending books from his home in Puttur, Sri Lanka. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] This eventually blossomed into the establishment of the Jaffna Public Library, which was “regarded as among the most remarkable in South Asia and housed about 97,000 books, magazines and old news papers, many of ...
In 1921 renowned Scottish town planner Professor Patrick Geddes recommended that the Council should construct a large central and dignified municipal building to house the council, a public reception hall, the mayor's office and a public library. The need for the Colombo Public Library was addressed by a philanthropic donation of a building by ...
J. R. Jayewardene Centre is an archive, library, and museum in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the official institute of the first executive President of Sri Lanka , Junius Richard Jayewardene . The centre is based on the United States model of Presidential libraries .
In 1974 British architect, Michael Brawne (1925-2003) [2] was commissioned by UNESCO to assist the National Library Services Board in preparing a design for the national library. [3] A 1.11 ha (2.75 acres) site, adjoining the National Archives , on Independence Avenue, was identified and secured on 13 January 1976.