Past Events

We invite you to this hands-on session where Bestlife Qatar will show you how to start your own blog and become familiar using platforms such as Blogsite, Instagram and YouTube.

Stretch those muscles as high as a tree, and spread your arms as wide as an eagle soaring the sky! We welcome children ages 6 to 10 to join us for this series of friendly stretching sessions with certified instructor Parul Kochak.

This workshop, hosted in partnership with the Bassmet Amal Center for Special Needs, is a fun-filled activity for parents and their children with disabilities. Join us as we make a variety of enjoyable arts and crafts.

Do you want to be a social media reporter for the Library and tell others about the most important books we offer? Then join us to learn how! Our Senior Information Services Librarian and TV presenter Ahmed Al-Malki will help you sharpen your reporting skills, and we'll film various stories around the Library.

In the final concert of the season, we will travel back in time to the royal courts of the Renaissance. The music will be performed on historical instruments of the time.

We invite you to join Ali Bin Towar Al Kuwari, a Qatari travel writer and television presenter, as he shares his explorations in a presentation full of adventure, entertainment and knowledge.

Join this casual gathering of knitters and crocheters every Thursday in the Main Plaza from 9:00 – 11:00 AM to work on projects and share skills in a friendly atmosphere. Participants are welcome to bring their own supplies and projects or borrow the Library’s needles and yarn. All skill levels are welcome, including beginners who are interested in learning. Be sure to check out our collection of books on knitting and crochet while you’re here!

Light is an indispensable element in every place where works of art are shown, and at the same time can be a significant threat to their durability. For proper protection of works of art and heritage objects from light-induced degradation, it is necessary to understand its mechanisms and the role of all factors that affect it.

Documentation, dissemination, analysis — modern imaging methods can fulfill many tasks in libraries, archives and museums. This workshop will introduce participants to the techniques of analytic light imaging, multispectral imaging and reflectance transformation imaging.

This panel discussion will explore the famous names that have marked travel literature and their itineraries, discoveries and contributions to the knowledge of the “other.”