Past Events

Join us for Online Storytime every week. We will read stories and make up our own together. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. 

This lecture examines marginal notes and texts in the Islamic manuscript. These includes mainly marginalia or apostils, such as glosses (annotations), scribbles and other marks which are not of the manuscript's main text. Such notes extends to include other types of ownership statements, endowment notes and seals, collation marks, general notes, verses and recipes, and are usually written in the title page and margins of the manuscript. 

We are pleased to invite you to visit and explore Qatar National Library. Our staff are happy to give you a tour highlighting the Library’s services and resources.

This program will cover the elements and layout of a dissertation in brief. It will explain the elements of a research paper, such as introduction, literature review, research question and other elements areas using examples of research papers. We will provide a short review of how to search the Library's resources at the end. This event is great for anyone who aims to write a research paper or dissertation. 

Join the Arabic Book Club for a discussion of the book My Father Taught Me, by Dr. Salman Al-Ouda.

Join us for a brief orientation about the Library's online services for adults. You'll be introduced to our various online services and how you can maximize your virtual Library experience.

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. 

Join our Virtual Knitting and Crochet Meetup to share experiences, information and more. Show us what you’re working on! Everyone is welcome, including beginners and those who want to learn. Grab your yarn and needles and let’s chat! The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

Having trouble with your math or science homework? We are happy to continue to help!

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.