Jaffna Public Library (Tamil: யாழ் பொது நூலகம்; Sinhala: යාපනය මහජන පුස්තකාලය) is located in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

[5] Over a million books were burned in the 1981 arson attack, and some ancient Tamil books and manuscripts were never recovered.

In 2001, the renovation of the library was completed, with new structures being built and new books received although its old books and manuscripts were not replaced.

The building's classical lines and beautiful proportions make it stand out architecturally.

It contains lush gardens and has been modernised with new facilities added, such as free Wi-Fi in 2016[6][2]