University of Peradeniya library

University of Peradeniya Library
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7°15′18″N 80°35′48″E / 7.254902°N 80.596576°E / 7.254902; 80.596576
LocationPeradeniya, Sri Lanka
TypeAcademic library
Established1921
Branches8
Collection
Items collectedbooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, maps, prints, drawings and manuscripts
Size815,000 (approx.)[a]
Legal deposit357,699 (as of 2008)
Access and use
Circulation256,000 (approx.)
Population servedUniversity of Peradeniya and worldwide
MembersUniversity of Peradeniya (and some other groups on application)
Other information
DirectorP.E. Harrison Perera
Employees18
Websitehttp://www.lib.pdn.ac.lk/

The University of Peradeniya library is a centrally administered network of libraries in the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. It is considered the oldest academic library in Sri Lanka and one of the largest libraries in Sri Lanka today.[b]