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 (1925-08-10)[1]
Location15, Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 7
Branches13[2]
Collection
Size~ 1 million Books, 57 Newspapers & 111 periodical titles[2]
Access and use
Members2 million (2019)
Other information
Budget Rs 50 million (2020)
DirectorMrs. Waruni Gagabadaarachchi
Staff52 (2020)
Parent organizationColombo Municipal Council
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 2016, Library was fully automated with Koha FOSS Library Management Library System with a consultancy of Open University of Sri Lanka.
  • 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]
  • In 2020, The Library System was upgraded the latest versions under the guidance with The Open University of Sri Lanka

Branches
  • Kirulapone Library (High level road, Kirulapone, Colombo 06)
  • Mihindu Mawatha Library (Mihindu Mawatha, Colombo 12)
  • Elliot Place Library (Elliot Place, Colombo 12)
  • Kettarama Library (Kettarama Mawatha, Colombo 14)
  • Mattakkuliya (Central Road, Colombo 15)
  • Gunasinghe Park Little Library (Gunasinghe Park, Colombo 11)
  • Kotahena Library (Kotahena, Colombo 13)
  • Sri Sucharitha Library (Sucharitha Mawatha, Colombo 12)
  • Peterson Lane Library (Peterson lane, Colombo 06)
  • Belmont Street Library (Belmont Street, Colombo 12)
  • Henry Pediris Children's Library (Pediris Park, Colombo 05)
  • Bonavista Library (Bonavista Park, Colombo 15)
  • Eli House Park Library

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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  1. "කොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාලයේ පොත් දස ලක්ෂයක් 'කොහා' ගිලියි". අරුණ (in Sinhala). Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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