According to Mr. Silva, they have tried to preserve the historical nature of the place. I noticed that many of the famous bookshops had a large window displaying the inside of the shop, which is why we decided to open up our window as well. The new look which cost around Rs.8 million also comes with several new programmes of which the visit of Arundhati Roy was only the first. Every month the bookshop intends to have a programme called 'meet your author', where readers can meet their favourite authors, especially Sri Lankan authors. Also, a separate wide collection of Sinhala and other language books are on offer.
Readers can also look forward to having various other programmes, such as cookery demonstrations.
Sofas to help clients relax and read books before purchasing will also be installed. At the same time, client-server monitoring has also been introduced where the Manager can spot customers who are in need of help from his office and direct his employees to assist them. These are only a glimpse of what the bookshop holds. But, the management assures that there are some more surprises to follow. Of course, one has to be there to experience the difference.