Past Events

To mark Qatar National Day, the third episode of this series will feature Dhabia Al Sulaiti, a researcher and lecturer in linguistic documentation, heritage, Qatari culture, and the environment.

Family archives provide a captivating glimpse into the social history that captures the journey of families and their rich cultural legacies. This seminar aims to illuminate the Al Jaber family collection, a trove of rare books and documents that mirrors the scientific and cultural development witnessed by the people of Qatar.

Join us for a training session covering the basics of how to use the Google Scholar platform, a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. 

Did you know that chess improves memory and problem-solving skills, and raises IQ? It is a wonderful way to improve focus and flex those creative muscles and, most importantly, kids have fun playing the game.

Would you like to pick up a new skill in the world of Qatari weaving? Join us in this hands-on workshop designed exclusively for women, led by Zamlah Al Marri. Dive into the art of weaving wool, known locally as sadu.

As part of the Qatar-Indonesia 2023 Year of Culture, we will be holding a panel discussion that showcases women working in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Amidst the brutal onslaught and genocidal actions by Israel in Gaza, Qatar National Library - in a gesture of solidarity - invites you to the latest session of the Cultural Salon in collaboration with Hamad Bin Khalifa University. 

We invite young people to participate in this knitting workshop at Qatar National Library. Participants will learn the simple technique of finger knitting using the colors of the Qatari flag as inspiration.                          

Join us for storytime at Qatar National Library. We will read stories and make up our own together.

To mark Qatar National Day, we are hosting Mohamed Al-Sayegh for the second episode of this series, who will talk about traditional songs and music during the pearl diving season.