Past Events

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

Join us in this session and learn how to recognize, locate and evaluate different types of sources and use them in your research.

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 learn 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!

Qatar National Library, in its role as the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Center for Arab Countries and the Middle East, is organizing the webinar “Advances in Paper Deacidification: Presenting Eastern Perspectives,” to mark the inauguration of the new mass deacidification plant at the Library.

Join us to learn about Metaverse, a virtual world that provides a digital space that enables users to come together to interact, play or live in a digital environment. This unique space already exists in online games such as Roblox and Fortnite, and recently it has expanded to include one of the most essential industries: education, where active class participation can be enhanced through promising new technology.

Join us in this interactive practical session that reflects the Library’s belief that the key to studying manuscripts is the ability to read correctly, understanding the basics of codicology and transcription methods. It is necessary, thus, to combine theoretical knowledge of scholarship literature with the actual reading of the manuscripts and skills of identifying their variant textual and material aspects and relations.

Join us in celebrating the important impact of the Arabic language through this lecture, held in cooperation with the Qatari Authors Forum. Dr. Abdelhak Belabed, Associate Professor at Qatar University and a member of the Qatari Authors Forum, will discuss the role Arabic language plays in promoting the linguistic and cultural security of its speakers.

The Creative Writing Circle for Adults is an opportunity for creative writers to come together and share their work. The group provides inspiration, feedback and encouragement in a supportive environment. So whatever stage you’re at, come along and get writing.