{"id":10449,"date":"2026-09-29T13:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/?p=10449"},"modified":"2026-09-29T13:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:25:13","slug":"students-of-lindsay-girls-school-visit-the-university-of-ruhuna-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/?p=10449","title":{"rendered":"Students of Lindsay Girls\u2019 School Visit the University of Ruhuna Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10449\" class=\"elementor elementor-10449\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06436b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06436b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e81584\" data-id=\"9e81584\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52051c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52051c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>A group of enthusiastic students from Lindsay Girls\u2019 School, Bambalapitiya, visited the University of Ruhuna Library on 29 September 2026 as part of an educational tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, the students were introduced to the library\u2019s resources, digital facilities, and modern learning spaces. 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