{"id":1899,"date":"2023-06-09T05:46:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T00:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2023-12-05T22:33:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:03:40","slug":"renovation-of-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/?p=1899","title":{"rendered":"Renovation of the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1899\" class=\"elementor elementor-1899\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-587c7a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"587c7a5\" 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-6772ebd\" data-id=\"6772ebd\" 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-ff06058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff06058\" 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<div><strong>Renovation of the Library \u2013 University of Ruhuna <\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f5f028 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f5f028\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbe2d7f\" data-id=\"dbe2d7f\" 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-eed00c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eed00c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The University of Ruhuna has begun the much-awaited renovation of the Main Library at Wellamadama Premises on 13<sup>th<\/sup> January 2023. The project, valued at 147.6 million, is aimed at modernizing and enhancing the library&#8217;s facilities to meet the university community&#8217;s growing academic and research needs.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7215bf\" data-id=\"f7215bf\" 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-d1e900e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1e900e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.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-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Renovation1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Renovation_image1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Renovation1.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Renovation1-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6045142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6045142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The renovation will include upgrading the library&#8217;s technology infrastructure, improving the lighting and ventilation systems, refurbishing the furniture, roof and floors of the main library. The library&#8217;s interior design will also be upgraded to create a more welcoming and modern space. The renovation of the Library is expected to take several months (Approximately 12 months), during which time the library is partially closed. 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