ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ænd ɪts dᵻpˈɛndənts, ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɛvɹi fˈækəlti ɔːɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt hɐz ɐ spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd lˈaɪbɹɛɹi; fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ, mˈɛdɪkəl, ˈælaɪd hˈɛlθ sˈaɪəns ænd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ fˈækəlti lˈaɪbɹɛɹiz ɑːɹ æt ðə mˌæpɐlˈɑːnə, kˈæɹɐpˌɪɾɪjə, ænd hˌæpjuːɡˈɑːlə kˈæmpəsᵻz.
In addition to the University Library and its dependents, almost every faculty or department has a specialised library; for example, Agriculture, Medical, Allied Health Science and Engineering faculty libraries are at the Mapalana, Karapitiya, and Hapugala campuses.