This is a list of

libraries A library is a collection of Document, materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or electronic media, digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a ...

in the island nation of Sri Lanka in

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth descr ...

National libraries

* National Museum Library * National Library of Sri Lanka

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 reposi ...

Five copies of all publications which are published in Sri Lanka 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 * National Museum Library * University of Peradeniya library * Library of the University of Ruhuna.

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
* Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (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

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 muni ...

Kumarathunga Munidasa Library
Matara Municipal Council * Moratuwa Public Library, Moratuwa Municipal Council * Kotte Public Library, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council * Dehiwala Central Library, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council * Negombo Public Library, Negombo Municipal Council * 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 M ...

* Nuwara Eliya Public Library, Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council * Matale Public Library, Matale Municipal Council * Dr. Richard Pathirana Public Library, Galle Municipal Council * 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, Sammanthurai Pradeshiya Sabha * Kalmunai Public Library, Kalmunai Municipal Council * 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,

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 vari ...

* 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 * 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 Urban Council *

Nawalapitiya Public Library Nawalapitiya ( si, නාවලපිටිය, ta, நாவலப்பிட்டி, translit=Nāvalappiṭṭi) is a town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council. It is away from Kandy and from Colombo, at a hei ...

, Nawalapitiya Urban Council * Hatton Public Library, Hatton Urban Council * Ambalangoda Public Library, Ambalangoda Urban Council * Hikkaduwa Public Library, Hikkaduwa Urban Council * Weligama Public Library, Weligama Urban Council * Hambantota Public Library, Hambantota Urban Council * Tangalle Public Library, Tangalle Urban Council * Balangoda Public Library, Balangoda Urban Council * Kegalle Public Library, Kegalle Urban Council * Haputale Public Library, Haputale Urban Council * I. W. R. A. Eriyagolla Public Library, 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 may refer to the following places: India * Mannar, Alappuzha, a town in Chengannur Taluk, Kerala Sri Lanka * Mannar District, one of 25 districts in Sri Lanka ** Mannar Island, an island within the district ** Mannar Bridge, a bridge connec ...

, Mannar Urban Council * Katthankudi Public Library,

Kattankudi Urban Council Kattankudy Urban Council (KUC) is the Local government in Sri Lanka, 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, ...

Kamburupitiya Public Library Kamburupitiya is a town in the Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is located north of Matara, Sri Lanka, Matara at the intersection of the B356 (Kamburupitiya-Kirinda Road) and the B415 (Thihagoda-Kotapola Road). The town is si ...

School libraries

*Wajra Jayanthi Library- Rahula College, Matara * Ananda College, Colombo * Dharmaraja College, Kandy * 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 seco ...

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, Colombo * Royal College, Colombo *

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 * S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia * 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

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