Past Events

Join our Virtual Knitting and Crochet Meetup to share experiences, information and more. Show us what you’re working on every Thursday in October from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. 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.

Parents, educators and school librarians are invited to this lecture to explore the different stages of children's literacy. In this session, you will be provided with simple steps to help you in choosing the just perfect book! The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

Whether you are new to the field of librarianship or a seasoned pro, mindfulness, critical reflection and emotional intelligence are soft skills that will enhance your career, your relationships and your workplace energy. Join authors and librarians Carol Daul-Elhindi and Tammi Owens as they share excerpts from their book The 360 Librarian and take you on an interactive exploration of the practice. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

To plant a seed and grow the love of reading in your child, come join us for a three-month book club. We will have one session per month and we will discuss one book per session. These sessions are both educational and fun for children, and we encourage your child to attend all three sessions to reap the maximum benefits. To receive a certificate of attendance, your child must attend all 3 sessions.

During this virtual workshop, participants will use Lego Serious Play methodology to help support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The workshop will help participants get acquainted with SDGs, make meaningful connections between their daily lives and SDGs, and, finally, reflect on their experience in a collective way and seek collective solutions to common global problems.

We would like to invite you to a live guided tour of the Heritage Library's Permanent Exhibition, "It All Began With 'Read': Unfolding the Arabs' History." You will learn about the treasures of the Heritage Library's collection, which reflect the uniqueness of Arab culture, the meeting of East and West, and the history of Qatar and its relationship with Arab peoples and the larger world. The tour will highlight various Arabic and English printed books, manuscripts and important documents, as well as photos from different periods and various geographical maps left by travelers and explorers.

To plant a seed and grow the love of reading in your child, come join us for a three-month book club. We will have one session per month and we will discuss one book per session. These sessions are both educational and fun for children, and we encourage your child to attend all three sessions to reap the maximum benefits. To receive a certificate of attendance, your child must attend all 3 sessions.

Join us to discover and explore the Library's various online resources for middle school and high school students, including research tools, ebooks, audiobooks and periodicals. The workshop will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

One of our young adults' librarians will be live for one hour to answer any question you have related to our resources, services and Library-related matters. This session is open to all middle and high school students and will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. 

Join us for storytime every Monday, we will read stories and make up our own together. This event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.