Jaffna Public Library
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Jaffna Public Library,
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| Established | 1933 |
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| Location | Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Branches | 6[1] |
| Website | Jaffna Public Library |
Jaffna Public Library (Tamil: யாழ் பொது நூலகம்) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka One of Jaffna's most notable landmarks, it is run by the Jaffna Municipal Council. The library was built in 1933 and burnt in 1981. During the early 1980s, it was one of the biggest libraries in Asia, containing over 97,000 books and manuscripts.[2][3] In 2001, rehabilitation of the library was completed, with new structure being built and new books received, although its old books and manuscripts were not replaced.
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Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Note on the history of Jaffna Public Library
- 2009 documentary
- ↑ Jaffna Library
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- ↑ Wilson, A.J. Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism: Its Origins and Development in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, p.125
