Colombo Public Library
Colombo Public Library is the largest public library in Sri Lanka, located in Colombo 07, Sri Lanka.
 Colombo Public Library | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| Type | Public library |
| Established | August 10, 1925[1] |
| Location | 15, Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 7 |
| Branches | 11[2] |
| Collection | |
| Size | nearly one million books, 57 newspapers & 111 periodical titles[2] |
| Website | www |
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].
gollark: Someone wants an ND for a messy prize, somewhere...
gollark: I have a significant gender imbalance on my scroll.
gollark: *has no pinks whatsoever at all*
gollark: They're the coast ones, right?
gollark: ~~Like sickness!~~
See also
References
- "Colombo Public Library". Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- "Public Library Department". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- "Beginnings of the Public Library". The Sunday Times. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- "Colombo Public Library catalog". pl.colombo.mc.gov.lk. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- "Colombo Public Library is digitalized". Daily News. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
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External links
- "කොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාලයේ පොත් දස ලක්ෂයක් 'කොහා' ගිලියි". අරුණ (in Sinhala). Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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