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theoretical development in the world, navy is also developing day by day. Apart
from such security-related considerations, the role of the military in post-war
Sri Lanka extends towards many other areas, due to the professionalism, train-
ing and expertise possessed by the Security Forces.

Sri Lanka Navy is heading towards a professional navy. Being an Island
nation, as the naval force It is essential to coordinate with other countries to en-
hance maritime security. To build up good cooperation with them it is needed to
enhance the knowledge of naval personnel. The reading is doing immense role
to enhance our knowledge. Since reading makes a perfect man, by making them
to read, we could create professional officers and sailors. Finally, we would be
able to become a valuable and respectable navy in the world.
Existing Reading Culture of Sri Lanka Navy

Currently most reading in the world is based on books, magazine, news-
papers, notebooks, leaflets and electronic displays such as computers, televi-
sion, mobile phones or e-readers. It is common in the navy.(Oke, 1996) gives
reasons why people read, including self-improvement, pleasure and relaxation,
and a feeling of pride and prestige, enjoyment, recreation and respect. Person-
nel in SLN also have same purposes for reading. Most of the habits are given by
our parents, teachers, and friends as well. As per (weallcanread.com, no date),
innate learning ability, home environment, parental environment and quality of
schools attended etc, are themain factors which play a profound role in determin-
ing how well a person learns to read. This is applicable for naval personnel too.

Although, libraries are available in most of the ships and establish-
ments. We can not satisfy with the reading facilities (except NMA library) that
are available in the Sri Lanka Navy. Further, function of the libraries and quality
and quantity of the library materials are also not in satisfactory level. Talukder
(2017) explains quality and quantity of reading also a matter for the improving
knowledge. Naval personnel who use the library facilities in SLN need adhere
to the old rules and regulations of typical library. It has been illustrated in the
news by (NFK EDITORS, 2019) 'Libraries are growing and changing. They have
a lot more going on now than simply shelves and shelves of books. Every library
is different, thus it's common now for libraries to also have music, videos, mag-
azines, newspapers, e-books, audiobooks, games, and sometimes even video
games. Many libraries also offer activities and clubs, usually based on the things
that interest the people who visit the library. Therefore, it is necessary to change
the environment and way of function the libraries. All in all, it can be concluded
that existing facilities and arrangements for reading in SLN are not in satisfacto-
ry level to build an intellectually sound navy to meet the global standards.