{"id":1252,"date":"2024-10-06T04:23:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T04:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.nie.ac.lk\/?page_id=1252"},"modified":"2024-11-02T09:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T09:21:36","slug":"directors-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.nie.ac.lk\/?page_id=1252","title":{"rendered":"Director&#8217;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5n1hxq-388d40a0f4ff9524a5abefa5bc616c53\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-5n1hxq-388d40a0f4ff9524a5abefa5bc616c53{\nfont-size:34px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-5n1hxq-388d40a0f4ff9524a5abefa5bc616c53 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-5n1hxq-388d40a0f4ff9524a5abefa5bc616c53 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:34px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-5n1hxq-388d40a0f4ff9524a5abefa5bc616c53 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-5n1hxq-388d40a0f4ff9524a5abefa5bc616c53 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-5n1hxq-388d40a0f4ff9524a5abefa5bc616c53 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-5n1hxq-388d40a0f4ff9524a5abefa5bc616c53 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Director\u2019s Message <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m1xc8tqq-63389a18178a5d3773cecff349e5ca86\">\n#top .hr.av-m1xc8tqq-63389a18178a5d3773cecff349e5ca86{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-m1xc8tqq-63389a18178a5d3773cecff349e5ca86 .hr-inner{\nwidth:120px;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-m1xc8tqq-63389a18178a5d3773cecff349e5ca86 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_third  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue84e' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4mn1h0-8374cd7a2d395e3a911b88313c6f932a av_one_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m1x2p7uk-494165f6a49994f0338736a34afbba28\">\n.avia-image-container.av-m1x2p7uk-494165f6a49994f0338736a34afbba28 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-m1x2p7uk-494165f6a49994f0338736a34afbba28 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-m1x2p7uk-494165f6a49994f0338736a34afbba28 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1526 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1526 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/library.nie.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NIE_9380.jpg\" alt='' title='NIE_9380'  height=\"663\" width=\"500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nie.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NIE_9380.jpg 500w, https:\/\/library.nie.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NIE_9380-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-v3sk-46d68c1b3a8c686289406fc26fae3de7 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-39prdi-0896c20fcd8695cce982d9d4ff42bf6e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The main library building of the National Institute of Education consists of three floors. The library of the Faculty of Education Leadership Development and Management, Meepe is also attached to the main library.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The library collection has over 150,000 publications. The library holds a vast collection of books related to the field of education, encyclopedias, local and foreign academic reports, research reports and articles, academic dissertations, publications of the National Institute of Education and special collections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This library is an automated library with the lending section, reference section, periodicals and newspapers section. The library can be used by academic and non-academic staff of the institute, school teachers, principals, readers of the Ministry of Education, National Colleges of Education, Colleges of Advanced Technology, University lecturers, university students and researchers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The department of Library and Museum provides guidance and training of teachers for the development of school libraries in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The libraries of the National Institute of Education focus on information dissemination and development by exchanging information with other countries in the world to meet the information requirements for the development of the education sector in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. H. Sarath Nanda Kumara<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>B.A. (Hons) Sp., MSSc (Lib. 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