Past Events

Join us for Online Storytime for Children each week. We will read stories and make up our own together.

Folk tales are passed down from generation to generation due to their captivating storylines and the insights they offer. In collaboration with Qatar Reads under the campaign "One Book, One Doha," join us for A Night with Kalila and Dimna. These fables, with animals as main characters, offer useful wisdom and guidance. We will discuss the book together and express the morals of the stories in a creative way. 

Join us for the ""Our Children Matter"" series of lectures that focus on topics in the field of childhood, education and children's health.

CoRT Thinking, by Edward Debono, is one of the most important program strategies used to expand awareness and solve problems in a creative way. Teachers and parents are invited to join this program to learn the importance of CoRT program chapters 1 and 2 to help students to think, solve problems and discover their talents.

Does your child enjoy reading to others? Do they enjoy retelling events in dramatic voices and making expressions with their faces? In the "Little Storytellers" program, your child will get the chance to learn how to read a story expressively firsthand by a professional storyteller. Children are encouraged to bring the book they wish to practice with and dress accordingly.

We are pleased to host the Qatari photographer Moudhi Hamad Al-Hajri to celebrate her book in Arabic titled "Yemen: An Adoration That Captures You". She will talk about her trip to Yemen from 2007 to 2013, during which she photographed many landmarks of Yemeni civilization before war broke out. 

Join us for Career Guidance Day for Young Adults, in collaboration with Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC), where young adults will learn about the importance of career guidance and choosing the right specialization. This interactive workshop gives young adults access to experts in the field of career guidance and counseling to help them define their goals and provide professional support to achieve their aspirations and future aims.

Join us for Online Storytime for Children each week. We will read stories and make up our own together.

What is manuscript studies? Which subjects are most studied in the field? What are the latest developments in studying the Islamic manuscript culture? What are the current resources and research literature?These and many other questions about the Islamic manuscript culture are in the heart of a lecture series organized jointly by Qatar National Library and the Center for Manuscript Studies at Fatih Sultan Mehmed Waqf University in Istanbul. The talks will be held monthly by renowned international experts in Islamic codicology and manuscript studies, addressing scholars and the general audience alike. Lectures will be conducted online via Zoom in English or Arabic with simultaneous translation.

Join us in a concert with the members from the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra and the US Air Forces Central Band (AFCENT), who will perform compositions from popular Broadway shows between 1957 and 2004.Selections from West Side StoryMusic by Leonard BernsteinFiddler on The Roof Music by Jerry RockeMusic from Grease Music by Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs Chicago Music by Fred Ebb and John Kander Sing, Sing, Sing Music by Louis Prima Selections from Phantom of the Opera Music by Andrew Lloyd Weber Aladdin Music by Alan Menken "Arabian Nights""A Whole New World""Friend Like Me"Mamma MiaMusic by ABBA"I Have a Dream""Dancing Queen"Songs from Jersey Boys