Past Events

The Young Adults Creative Writing Circle is an opportunity for young writers of any level of experience to come together, share projects they are working on and get feedback in a supportive environment. You’ll also receive writing prompts in each session. Join the Young Adults Creative Writing Circle and your writing could be featured on our website! This session will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

‏Are you a breastfeeding mother who is looking for support or an expecting mother who wishes to learn more about breastfeeding? If so, join us in our monthly breastfeeding support group. The session will be provided by the certified breastfeeding specialist Rawan Ghanim from the Young Mothers Group and will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

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 on Chess.com to learn the basics, make some friends and enjoy a little bit of competition.

The IFLA PAC regional center at Qatar National Library is organizing this workshop to focuses on the conservation risks associated with the main audio recording formats found in collections of Arab audio recordings. This session will also include a brief introduction to audiovisual collection management, and particularly preservation and conservation planning. It will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

This session will introduce students in grades 6 to 12 to the many resources that the Library offers to support their learning and research needs. The session will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. 

The IFLA PAC regional center at Qatar National Library is organizing this session to discuss the history of audio recording formats, from the 1857 phonautograph to 21st-century digital formats. We will discuss the most common audio carriers in the Middle East, with particular attention to the commercial music industry and radio in the region. The session will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

Join this online session via Microsoft Teams to learn more about Bookshare, a free online database offering ebooks and audiobooks for the visually impaired and print disabled. It includes items in a number of languages, including Arabic. 

Join us to discover and explore the Library's various online resources, including ebooks, audiobooks, academic papers, magazines, newspaper articles and more. The event will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.

Join the Children's and Young Adult’s Library for a live stream with Qatari filmmaker Fahad Al Kuwari, who will talk about his journey in films and Qatari cinema. 

Do you want to learn to read fast? Join us in this workshop and learn the different types of reading, speed-reading strategies and techniques, and most importantly, get a chance to test your reading abilities.