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Item Current Status & Future Challenges of the Public Libraries in Sri Lanka for the Pattern Change: a Case Study(3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Dilrukshi, T.; Illangarathne, S.K.This study focuses on the current status future challengers of the public libraries where located in the Polonnaruwa district in the North Central Province (NCP) in Sri Lanka with the perspectives of its properties, services, users and the staffs and latter part of the discusses the future challenges with the pattern change of the library professionals’ perspective. The questionnaire and interview were used as instruments in this study to collect data. The study revealed that the public libraries of Polonnaruwa District are not in the correct position by collection development. It also pointed out the most of the libraries are administered by the non-professional staffs. The major challenger was examined that library staffs are not in the good satisfaction level about their promotion mechanism. Finally it was reviled that the need of deep study about their problems strategically and address them quickly to uplift the service to the up to date levelItem Impact of Working Culture of Job Satisfaction: A Study Based on Public Librarians in Colombo, Sri Lanka.(2017) Attanayake, G.;Job satisfaction has become an important topic of discussion around the world for many years. The factors that contribute to job satisfaction have varied greatly among researchers. The Job satisfaction of library professionals is a key factor for delivery of quality service and it ensures the user satisfaction. In the modern era, public libraries as knowledge centers are facing several challenges due to the rapid changes of the society. In order to face for these challenges, satisfaction of its employees is foremost. The main purpose of this paper is to present the result of the impact of working environment on public librarians' job satisfaction. The present study typically considered facets were physical working condition, human relationships, professional development, and personalneeds. The study employed a quantitative methodology. Data was collected through a self-administered survey questionnaire. The target population consists of public librarians in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Simple random sampling is used for collecting data from 25 librarians. The result indicated that a positive relationship between working environment and public librarians’ job satisfaction in Colombo District in Sri Lanka. Originality-There has been no study done on public librarians’ job satisfaction in Sri Lanka.