Past Events
Dear guests,
Some of the Library’s events and workshops will continue to be offered online until further notice. About 24 hours before the event, a librarian will send you the link you can use to attend.
In English
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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.
In Arabic
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"Your job when writing a literature review is to add value to all those papers you have read. Let me say that again: a good literature review adds value. It is not just a catalog of papers you have read.” — Saul Greenberg
In English
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In collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation and Communication, come learn the basics of app development and use the App Inventor to create a map of landmarks in your city, country or anywhere in the world. The workshop will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.
In Arabic
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Join us for Storytime every Monday. We will read stories and make up our own together. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.
In Arabic
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In this workshop, you'll learn the importance of completing your academic degree to the PhD level and how this is important to organizations in the society in which we live. You will also discover the action plan to apply for your PhD in social sciences. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.
In Arabic
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With the beginning of the new year, re-discover yourself so that you can achieve your goals for this year. In this workshop, you will go on a journey to explore several aspects of yourself. A number of tests and metrics will help you understand your personality, your way of thinking, and how these may affect your goals and achievements. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.
In Arabic
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Are you ready to start achieving your goals? Want to turn your plans into tangible results? Do you aspire to be more productive and satisfied in the coming year? Learn the many ways you can achieve your goals, reach your potential and make your dreams come true. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.
In Arabic
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Join photographer Mohammed Jassim Al-Baker, the presenter of the Al-Rayyan TV program Birds of Qatar, to explore the migratory birds and the native birds that live in Qatar. In this program, we will also highlight how he prepares for his trips to take pictures of wildlife.
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Dr. James Leong, a geochemist, astrobiologist and early career scientist at Columbia University, will talk about how studying extreme environments here on Earth can help us in our search for life on other planets.
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We are pleased to invite middle school and high school students to attend a virtual workshop on the crime of violating the sanctity of private life, held in cooperation with the Legal Awareness Unit at the Legal and Judicial Studies Center of the Ministry of Justice. The workshop will teach the students how to use social media safely to avoid committing the crime of violating Qatar's privacy laws. Join us in this lecture to find out how these violations occur and their penalties.