Past Events

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.

We are pleased to invite you to visit and explore Qatar National Library. Our staff are happy to give you a tour highlighting the Library’s services and resources.

This program will teach you how to use the Libby app, which is the mobile and tablet version of the OverDrive database. In this program, we will present the different features in the Libby app for reading ebooks, audiobooks and magazines. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

Children may be at home, but that shouldn’t stop them from having hands-on fun learning. With Kitchen Science, we’ll use everyday objects from around the house to do cool science experiments. Every month, there will be a different activity highlighting a different science topic. 

The art of storytelling is a well-known tradition dating to ancient times, and many of the stories that we know and love to hear have reached us through oral transmission. In this workshop, you will learn the skills of telling interesting stories in front of an audience, in addition to the most important vocal and physical skills in order to keep your audience's attention and focus on you. 

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

"Energy flows where attention goes." In a world full of distractions, it is more important than ever before to master the skill of maintaining attention and being focused. During this workshop, we will discuss what helps us to be more attentive and productive and try out techniques to boost attention.

What could be better than spending summertime with stories and science? This July, we have a lineup of special summer stories that are sure to brighten your child's day. To make things even more fun, we'll be doing a science activity to go along with the story to give the kiddos a fun and engaging learning experience too. It'll be a blast, and we're sure you'll want to join in as well.

Create amazing shapes using tangrams. Did you know that tangram was first invented in China? Join us in this workshop and use tangram to create your own unique shapes. 

Do you like reading stories? Do you also like making short videos?