Libraries in Sri Lanka

Jaffna Public Library in Jaffna, Sri Lanka is N° 91 of the world’s 100 best libraries

Jaffna Public Library in Jaffna is the only entry from Sri Lanka in The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, at N° 91.

Source: The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, Worth a Journey, https://worthajourney.com/libraries/

Sri Lanka has the 37th most entries of the 40 countries on The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026.

Sri Lanka has 1 of the 16 entries from Asia; the highest ranked in Asia is Ishikawa Prefectural Library in Kanazawa, Japan, at N° 18 in the world.

N° 1 in the world is State Hall of the Austrian National Library in Vienna, Austria.

Jaffna Public Library in Jaffna is N° 91 of The World’s 100 Best Libraries 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 1 in Sri Lanka.