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The foundation stone of the library, built in the Mogul style, was laid on the 29th of March 1955. Its actual construction began only in 1958 and was completed in 1960.

Burning of Jaffna Public Library

In the evening of the 1st of June 1981, the library was destroyed with its valuable books, burnt by a fire lit by an uncontrolled mob which arrived by bus. It is believed that about 97,000 books, the entire collection, was lost.
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