Colombo Public Library

Colombo Public Library is the largest public library in Sri Lanka, located in Colombo 07, Sri Lanka.

Colombo Public Library
Colombo Public Library
CountrySri Lanka
TypePublic library
EstablishedAugust 10, 1925[1]
Location15, Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 7
Branches11[2]
Collection
Sizenearly one million books, 57 newspapers & 111 periodical titles[2]
Websitewww.colombo.mc.gov.lk/public-library.php

History

The Colombo Library was established in 1925 merging the two libraries; Colombo Library and the Pettah Library.[1] At the beginning the library had 3 departments, The Reading Room, the Lending Room & the Reference Library. It had seven members on the staff, with late Mr. S.C Blok as the Librarian.[2] From 1935 to 1990 it was at Sirinivasa before shifting to the new building at Sir Marcus Fernando mawatha.[3]

Timeline

  • In 2017, The Digital Libraries Project was launched at Colombo Public library by the Information Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) in collaboration with National Library and Documentation Services Board[4]. In March 2019, the Colombo Digital Library officially launched[5].
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See also

References

  1. "Colombo Public Library". Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. "Public Library Department". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. "Beginnings of the Public Library". The Sunday Times. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. "Colombo Public Library catalog". pl.colombo.mc.gov.lk. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  5. "Colombo Public Library is digitalized". Daily News. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
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