D. S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library
D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library | |
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ඩී. එස් සේනානායක අනුස්මරණ මහජන පුස්තකාලය | |
Location | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
Type | Public library |
Established | 1841 as Central town library 1920 as D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library |
Branches | 8 |
Collection | |
Items collected | Book Lending, Reference, Periodicals, News Papers, Mobile Library, Branch Libraries, Reading Rooms |
Size | 300,000 |
Access and use | |
Members | 80,000 |
D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library[1] is a public library in Kandy, Sri Lanka.[2] It is the main public library in Kandy situated in Kandy town.
History
D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library was initiated as Central Town Library in 1841 by a group of citizen for the benefit of the English educated local and foreign readers. In 1920 Kandy Municipal Council took charge of library and made it larger population to make use of its services. [3]
The present D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library was started in 1962 by the Prime Minister Late Rt. D.S. Senanayake and the building was declared open by the then Governor Hon. William Gopallawa who was a former commissioner of the Kandy Municipal Council.
In 1989, auditorium was built with a seating capacity of 500, opened by the then Mayor His Worship Thilak Rathnayake to enhance the services of this Library.
In 1996, enlarge the floor area and enable the large readership to utilize the facilities, funding by the Japanese.[4] The upper floor was completed in 2002 which was production of Central Provincial Council.
References
- ^ "Main Public Libraries in Sri Lanka". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "D.S Senanayake Memorial Public Library". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Nearby". Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Kandy D.S. Senanayake memoria library digitised". 12 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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- Note: this includes landmarks in Kandy and its fringe areas
- Kandy CBD
- Royal Palace of Kandy
- University of Peradeniya
- Kandy City Centre
- Kandy Municipal Market
- Royal Mall
- Torrington Shopping Complex
- Bradby Shield Encounter
- Dharmaraja–Kingswood Cricket Encounter
- Esala Mangallaya
- Kandy Esala Perahera
- Trinity-Antonian Cricket Encounter
- 2nd Volunteer Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
- Asgiri Maha Viharaya
- Buddhist Publication Society
- District Secretariat, Kandy
- General Post Office
- Institute of Fundamental Studies
- Kandyan Art Association
- Kandy Court Complex
- Kandy Municipal Council
- Malwathu Maha Viharaya
- Mayor of Kandy
- List of schools in Kandy
- National Hospital (Teaching), Kandy
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- Arthur's Seat
- British Garrison Cemetery
- Kandy War Cemetery
- Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
- Dorwin reservoir
- E. L. Senanayake Children's Park
- George E. De Silva Park
- Kandy Lake
- Hanthana Mountain Range
- Alagalla Mountain Range
- Knuckles mountain range
- Mahaweli River
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
- Udawattakele Forest Reserve
- Wales Park
- Asgiriya railway station
- D.S. Senanayake Veediya
- Kandy bus station
- Kandy railway station
- Katugastota railway station
- Mahiyawa railway station
- Peradeniya Junction railway station
- Sangaraja Mawatha
- Sarasavi Uyana railway station
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha
- Sri Dalada Veediya
- William Gopallawa Mawatha
- Yatinuwara Veediya
- See also
- Events in Kandy