Past Events

How do you search for a manuscript? How do you choose the correct historical manuscript for study or publishing? These are initial questions that come to the minds of students or researchers who embark on their journey of dealing with Islamic-Arabic manuscripts, either for editing and publishing, studying them physically (codicology and paleography) or artistically (arts of the book), or other disciplines of scholarship. General intellectuals interested in history, classical texts and intellectual heritage, and those who want to read primary sources in their original witnesses might be interested in the same questions.

A new language is a new key to communicate with others and to learn about their culture. Join the virtual Turkish language classes for beginners, with cooperation with Yunus Emre Institute, the cultural institute of Turkey.

Did you know that chess improves memory, problem-solving and IQ? It's also a wonderful way to improve focus, flex those creativity muscles, and most importantly, kids have fun playing.

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. 

This lecture sheds light on the forms of watermarks, their classification and the meanings of these forms. Are they symbols that have messages or just letters and drawings selected by paper makers? Sub-watermarks that appeared in the 10th century AH will also be discussed, as well as the the countries that used watermarks and the forms used in these countries.

In celebration of International Women's Day, we will discuss the speeches of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, and their role in supporting the UN's Sustainable Development goals and the Qatar National Vision 2030. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

Are you a new Library member or just haven’t visited us in a while? Join us for an introductory session about Library membership. You’ll hear about your benefits and responsibilities as a member, get information about our borrowing policies and how to use our self-borrowing stations, and learn how to find books and other resources in our collections. Sign up and start getting the most out of your membership! The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

Join us for Online Storytime every week. We will read stories and make up our own together. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. 

Join this discussion about topics such as women with disabilities, gender equality, culture, and women's active participation in decision-making in their public life and healthcare. This fascinating program features Nawal Akram, a comedian, Paralympic athlete, disability rights campaigner, social influencer and Education Above All Youth Advocate. She  founded Muscular Dystrophy Qatar to raise awareness of the condition and was named one of BBC's 100 Women in 2017. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

In the Creative Writing Skills Workshop, Andalous Ibrahim will show you how to write different pieces, including articles, stories, and text for radio and TV. You will also learn simple methods to use your skills to effectively deliver information. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.