Past Events

The Library strongly believes in the importance of preserving the family to ensure the development of society. In cooperation with the Qatar Social Work Foundation, we are hosting a lecture to sheds light on the role of the foundation in enabling the community and promoting family issues, and the services it offers.

When will my child utter his first word? Is my child's language development in line with her age ? What is the cause of my child's speech delay? We will answer these questions and many more in our lecture today with speech pathologist Eman Darwish. 

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. 

Want to learn more about the world around you? Join this session to learn more about how you can access popular magazines, newspapers and comic books from around the globe using your Library membership.

To view the complete program of the forum, please click here.

How do we, as parents, master raising our children? Join us to get to know some important child rising skills, learn about the 10 principles of parenting and hear about some parenting slipups that we can all fall to. This lecture will be presented by Dr. Mamoun Mobayed, Consultant Psychiatrist, Director of Treatment and Rehabilitation Department at the Behavioral Healthcare Center, and author of several parenting books. 

This workshop will provide some tips and techniques in creating personal or professional website. This session is led by first-year undergaduate student Sawsan Mahmoud Al Araki.

These days, the news seems split between medical facts and fake news! Where can we get authentic news and medical facts? In this event, we will host Dr. Muna Al Maslamani, Medical Director of the Communicable Disease Center at Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, will discuss the reality of the fake news regarding COVID-19 and how to seek real news from official sources. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

Join the Arabic Book Club for a virtual book discussion. We will discuss Samuel Smiles's Way, by Eman Al Shamry. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

In this program, we'll discuss various assistive technology devices and important considerations in integrating accessibility into libraries.