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Royal College Library Readers Association

Library Readers Association is the oldest student organization of Royal College Colombo which was started in 1846.

05/04/2024

"Reading is the gateway skill that makes all other learning possible." - Barack Obama

The Annual General Meeting of the Royal College Library Readers' Association for the year 2024.

Date - 9th of April 2024
Time - 2.00 pm onwards
Venue - RCU Room No. 202

All club members are expected. New members are warmly welcomed.

03/04/2024

Calling all book enthusiasts!

The Library Readers Association of Royal College is now on Instagram. Follow us for book recommendations, library events, and a celebration of all things literary!

https://www.instagram.com/rclra_official/

17/10/2023

Did you know?

Mr.Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel prize for literature in 2021 for his uncompromising and compassionate pe*******on of the effects of colonialism and the fates of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.

Although his mother tongue was Swahili, he used English as his literary language. However he integrates bits of Swahili, Arabic and German into most of his writings.

31/08/2023

Did you know?

The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich, won the Pulitzer prize for fiction in 2021. It's a majestic, polyphonic novel about a community's efforts to halt the proposed displacement and elimination of several Native American tribes in the 1950s, rendered with dextertity and imagination.

27/08/2023

Did you know?

Mr.Kumaratunga Munidasa is also considered as the father of modern sinhala literature along with Mr.Martin Wickramasinghe. He was the founder of Hela Havula, the only organization in sri lanka to protect and uplift the sinhala language, literature & culture.

17/08/2023

Did you know?

The latest Pulitzer Prize winning book (2023), Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, is a powerful story which conveys a firm social message regarding child hunger, foster care and rural struggles.

The story revolves around a boy, born to a teenaged single mother and his struggles to find his place in the world.

02/08/2023

Unveiling the tapestry of our alma mater's legacy...

Royal Corner'23

Coming soon!

25/07/2023

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A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens is the best selling book in the world. Released in 1859, more than 200 million copies of this historical fiction has been sold around the world.

13/07/2023

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The latest Nobel prize for literature winner(2022), Mrs.Annie Ernaux was the first french woman to win the nobel prize. She is often considered as the France's most important writer and is known for her unique style of writing and her exploration of personal and collective memory.

03/07/2023

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Mr.Martin Wickramasinghe, popularly known as "Koggala Pragnya" is considered as the milestone of the modern sinhala literature. He was the first author to recieve the Presidental Award for literature and is often considered as the Father of modern sinhala literature.

27/06/2023

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"The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" written by Shehan Karunathilaka was the first novel written by a Sri Lankan to win the International Man Booker prize. It was awarded this prize in 2022.
This literary fiction novel infuses elements of magical realism and historical fiction to capture the story of a man struggling to come to terms with his death and life during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

24/06/2023

Help the ones in need!

The Library Readers' Association and the Tamil Literary Association of Royal College are joining hands to collect and donate books to Maankulam Central College, Mullativ through the initiative Pages of Hope

Representatives from both the clubs will be coming to the classes to collect them or you can drop your books at the main library too!, bring in books in English and Tamil and help the future pillars of this nation broaden their knowledge.

Didula Prabhashwara - +94 76 015 6235
Sarangan Sritharan - +94 78 860 5125

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Royal College
Colombo 07

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0771307990

Website

http://www.royallibrary.net/

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