Country Sri Lanka Established August 10, 1925 Phone +94 11 2 695156 | Type Public library Branches 11 | |
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Location 15, Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 7 Size nearly one million books, 57 newspapers & 111 periodical titles Address 15 Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 00700, Sri Lanka Hours Open today · 8:30AM–8PMThursday8:30AM–8PMFriday8:30AM–8PMSaturday8:30AM–8PMSunday8:30AM–8PMMonday8:30AM–8PMTuesday8:30AM–8PMWednesdayClosed | ||
Colombo Public Library is the largest public library in Sri Lanka, located in Colombo 07, Sri Lanka.
History
The Colombo Library was established in 1925 merging the two libraries; Colombo Library and the Pettah Library. 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.
References
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