{"id":347,"date":"2026-03-26T11:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/nldsb\/?page_id=347"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:02:57","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.natlib.lk\/NLDSB\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"347\" class=\"elementor elementor-347\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695dcce1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"695dcce1\" 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-5dfeae2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dfeae2d\" 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-2e2c0014 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e2c0014\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46422fab elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46422fab\" 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<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251bca09 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"251bca09\" 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\">About Us<\/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\">Who We Are<\/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-6385252f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6385252f\" 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-6193759d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6193759d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fe460 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1fe460\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the National Library and Documentation Services Board<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e048ef5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e048ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The National Library and Documentation Services Board (NLDSB) of Sri Lanka is the apex\nnational institution entrusted with the collection, preservation, and dissemination of the nation\u2019s\ndocumentary heritage. It is also responsible for the development, organization, advancement, and\ncoordination of library and information services, as well as supporting the publishing sector in\nSri Lanka. <br> <br>\n\nThe NLDSB was established under the provisions of the National Library and Documentation\nServices Board Act No. 51 of 1998, enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist\nRepublic of Sri Lanka, succeeding the Sri Lanka National Library Services Board established in\n1970. The institution functions under the purview of the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious\nand Cultural Affairs. <br> <br>\n\nAs the national repository of published knowledge, the NLDSB is responsible for the acquisition,\norganization, and provision of access to a comprehensive range of information resources,\nincluding books, periodicals, and other materials of national significance. 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