Past Events

In cooperation with the Qatar Authors Forum, we will broadcast a set of weekly pre-recorded videos in which our librarians will recommend selected books by creative Qatari and international authors. A video will be posted every week for four weeks, starting on 7 October. The broadcast will be via IGTV on our Instagram account (@qnl_engage) and the YouTube channel of the Qatari Authors Forum. 

In this online lecture, we host Dr. Ahmed Shawki Binebine, Director of the Royal Library, Morocco, and Professor of Libraries and Manuscript Studies at Mohammed V University in Rabat.

To mark World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on 27 October, the Library, as the IFLA PAC Regional Center for Arab Countries and the Middle East, invites you to join Manoubia Hermi, curator and head of the National Sound Archive at the Centre for Arab and Mediterranean Music, and Hazem Jamjoum, Gulf History Audio Curator at the British Library, in a conversation on audiovisual preservation in the Arab region.

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

The Library's Open Initiative Award will be given to initiatives that have contributed to the advancement of open scholarship in Qatar. This session will feature the announcement of the award recipient and a presentation by the award recipient. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. 

This training session for teachers and parents will show you how to nurture and guide gifted and creative children to help them get the most out of their talents. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. 

Teach your children valuable life skills at your kitchen table in this free interactive and engaging online session developed specifically for children ages 8 to 11.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused ripples through all aspects of life, impacting the economy and education. Libraries have gone into lockdown, and the increased dependency on electronic resources has highlighted the necessity of quality online content and the importance of open access to information.

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.

As part of the Library's Open Access Week, local researchers and authors are invited to a workshop that will provide information and guidance on how to prepare a manuscript for submissions. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.