Past Events

Widen your knowledge of sports and build your research skills by taking part in our sports challenge on Instagram. Use our databases to help you answer five sports-related questions in either English or Arabic, then fill in the answer form and send it via email to [email protected]. We will select 10 winners from the first 100 correct submissions through a live draw on Instagram on 27 February 2021.

In collaboration with Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, Join us for an exploratory lecture to learn about the origins and history of sports around the world, as well as the way various sports were introduced in Qatar.

Join the English Fiction Book Club for a virtual book discussion of Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline. The novel tells of an unlikely friendship between a troubled teen and an elderly woman with a hidden past. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

Did you know that chess improves memory, problem-solving and IQ? It's also a wonderful way to improve focus, flex those creativity muscles, and most importantly, kids have fun playing.

Children may be at home, but that shouldn’t stop them from having hands-on fun learning. With Kitchen Science, we’ll use everyday objects from around the house to do cool science experiments. Every month, there will be a different activity highlighting a different science topic. 

Are you a new Library member or just haven’t visited us in a while? Join us for an introductory session about Library membership. You’ll hear about your benefits and responsibilities as a member, get information about our borrowing policies and how to use our self-borrowing stations, and learn how to find books and other resources in our collections. Sign up and start getting the most out of your membership! 

Join us for Online Storytime every Monday. We will read stories and make up our own together. The theme of the stories in February is sports. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. 

Entry, descent and landing—often referred to as "EDL"—is the shortest and most intense phase of the Mars 2020 mission. It begins when the spacecraft reaches the top of the Martian atmosphere, travelling nearly 12,500 miles per hour (20,000 kilometers per hour). It ends about seven minutes later, with Perseverance stationary on the Martian surface. To safely go from those speeds down to zero, in that short amount of time, while hitting a narrow target on the surface, requires “slamming on the brakes” in a very careful, creative and challenging way.

Consumerism drives the pursuit of happiness in much of the world, yet as wealth grows, unhappiness abounds, compounded by the grave problems of climate change, pollution and ecological degradation. We've now reached both an environmental and spiritual dead end that leaves us crying out for alternatives. In this sesssion of the virtual Earth Talks Series, Satish Kumar, a veteran environmentalist, talks about his journey of living a frugal lifestyle, which is recorded in his latest book, Elegant Simplicity. This event is co-organized with Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar as a part of the popular Earth Talks Series.

Join this session and explore the amazing electronic collection available for young readers on the Library’s website. The collection is available to you any day of the week, any time of day, and includes audiobooks, read-along, games, puzzles, printouts and more. To ensure you get the maximum benefit from this session, please keep your membership information ready. If you do not have a membership, please register here.