Library Development and Advisory Service
Professional advice on library buildings
- Provide library building plans upon requests
- Advice on designing and interior planning of library buildings
- Visit libraries and provide advice related to library buildings upon requests made by libraries
Professional advice on library furniture and equipment. Requests for furniture specifications
Advice and assists in organizing of library material and collection development
Organizing of library services
Advice on applying Information Technology (IT) to libraries
Donation of books to libraries
Donating books to local libraries is yet another important function of the NLDSB. Local books are donated to needy public, school, departmental, pirivena and some special libraries.
Registration of domestic and other libraries
A programme is implemented to register the domestic and other institution libraries which are maintained in informal level with the objective of developing these libraries.
Objectives
- Formalize the libraries maintained by professionals in personal level and voluntary organizations and provide a quality service to the readers.
- Creation of a knowledge society through the promotion of reading habits.
- Providing training and guidance for a quality library service.
- Bring the reading promotion to an advanced status in regional level.
Development of rural libraries
This programme is implemented annually with the objective of developing underprivileged libraries. Under this programme books, library stationaries and furniture are donated to selected libraries.
Conducting reading promotion programmes
The extension services division of the NLDSB conducts reading promotion programmes in selected less-privileged schools and these schools too receive book donations in addition to talk by children’s authors. These events are organized in the schools by the NLDSB.
Mounting of book exhibitions
Services Board and in other provinces and also participate at the international book fairs and other book fairs in the country. Special discounts are given in these book exhibitions and a number of public and school libraries benefit annually from these exhibitions.
Celebrating of international and national days and months
Celebrating international and national days and months pertaining to the field of library and information science. Extension services division currently co-ordinate functions to celebrate the following.