Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
library
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
National_Library_of_Sri_Lanka
|
| gptkbp:architect |
gptkb:M._S._M._Ameer
|
| gptkbp:architecturalStyle |
gptkb:Indo-Saracenic_architecture
modernist |
| gptkbp:area |
Jaffna District
|
| gptkbp:collectionSize |
over 97,000 books
over 97,000 volumes |
| gptkbp:communityRole |
educational resource
cultural center research facility meeting space event venue |
| gptkbp:coordinates |
9.6612° N, 80.0074° E
|
| gptkbp:currentStatus |
operational
community engagement open to public active programs ongoing renovations |
| gptkbp:defeated |
1981
|
| gptkbp:established |
1933
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
extensive_Tamil_literature_collection
|
| gptkbp:function |
public access
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
community resilience
cultural revival reconstruction efforts site of conflict symbol_of_Tamil_culture |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Jaffna Public Library
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Tamil
English Sinhala |
| gptkbp:location |
Jaffna
Jaffna,_Sri_Lanka |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
arson attack
arson attack in 1981 |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
children's section
reference section periodicals section audio-visual section large reading hall |
| gptkbp:opened |
2003
|
| gptkbp:owner |
Jaffna_Municipal_Council
|
| gptkbp:renovated |
2003
2010 completed in 2012 |
| gptkbp:services |
community programs
internet access reading rooms |
| gptkbp:significance |
cultural heritage
cultural_heritage_of_Tamil_people |
| gptkbp:type |
public library
|