{"id":1187,"date":"2026-04-03T05:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/nldsb\/?page_id=1187"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:37:36","slug":"purchasing-donation-of-rare-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/NLDSB\/purchasing-donation-of-rare-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing \/ Donation of Rare Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1187\" class=\"elementor elementor-1187\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b365e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4b365e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c0dfe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88c0dfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421c154 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"421c154\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e09775 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e09775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purchasing  \/ Donation of Rare Books<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666def5 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"666def5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Purchasing \/ Donation of Rare Books<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2fe5e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2fe5e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a0965 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57a0965\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413bc92 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"413bc92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purchasing \/ Donation Of Rare Books, Periodicals, Manuscripts, Rare Photographs And Ola-Leaves\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e96d65 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e96d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe National Library and Documentation Centre (NLDSC) intends to expand its collection of rare books on Sri Lanka, rare works published in Sri Lanka, rare and old books written by Sri lankan authors, Periodicals and Newspapers with literary value, Manuscripts of National importance, Ola leaves and rare and valuable photographs on Sri Lanka. The purpose of this venture is to provide researchers with more material on Sri Lanka and to function as a depositary for the benefit of future generation.<br><br>\n\nSuch works can be donated to the NLDC or sold to them at a mutually agreed reasonable price. If you are interested in donating or selling such material to the NLDC you may kindly forward details including the name of author, title of material, place and date of publication of books and title and period of photographs to the Director General, NLDC to the under-mentioned address. 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