| R | Reference Book |
| SR | Short term Reference Book |
| SL | Sri Lankan Book Collection |
| RR | Rare Reference Books |
| Lending Book |
When a reader wants to borrow a book, he is requested to get the necessary approval of the library counter and of the security guard officer at the main entrance. When you borrow a book, a staff member at the counter will stamp the return date of the book and the security officer will write down the reference number of the book. It is an offense to borrow books violating the due process. Books won’t be issued for the library cards of the people other than the card holder.
The books in the library are classified according to the DV decimal classification introduced by Melvil DV (1851-1931).
| 000 | Generalities |
| 100 | Philosophy |
| 200 | Religion |
| 300 | Social Science |
| 400 | Language |
| 500 | Natural science and Mathematics |
| 600 | Applied Science (Technology) |
| 700 | The Arts |
| 800 | Literature |
| 900 | Geography |
| 900 | Biography |
| 900 | History |
| Archaeology |
In the classification of references of Thripitaka, the same method has been used adding another number for the benefit of readers.
| 294.3 | Buddhism |
| 294.38 | Books of Buddhist Sources |
| 294.382 | Tripitaka |
| 294.3822 | VinayaPitaka |
| 294.3823 | SuttaPitaka |
| 294.3824 | AbhidammaPitaka |
This means the commentary (Samantapasadika) written the ParajikaPali, which is the first book of VinayaPitaka. Meanwhile Samantapasadikatika (Saratthadipani) is classified as 294.3822 1 a 1. Accordingly, on the basis of the traditional classification method of the tipitaka literature, a separate number has been included in a circle. That indicates the traditional tipitaka classification number. This will be both beneficial to the readers who are familiar with the traditional tipitaka classification method and to those who are familiar with the Dewey Decimal Classification method.
