Past Events

Do you have a story to tell? Now is your chance to write it!

Join us to learn about the Fighting Erasure: Archiving Against the Gaza Genocide and the War on Lebanon project from the international team of scholars, librarians, archivists, and historians leading the initiative. Fighting Erasure is a comprehensive and multi pronged project to safeguard Palestinian and Lebanese memory, history, and heritage against erasure and genocide. It includes public education and advocacy, training, social media archiving, resource sharing, and digital infrastructure development. T

To plant a seed and grow the love of reading in your child, encourage them to join the Najem Es’hail Book Club in English this April. We will have one session per week for three weeks. The sessions are both educational and fun for children and we encourage your child to attend all three sessions to reap the maximum benefits.

Qatar National Library is hosting the Our Children Matter forum,  "Reading Challenges – Insights and Strategies to Effectively Support Language Development".

Does your child enjoy reading to others? Do they enjoy retelling events in dramatic voices and making expressions with their faces?

We invite children aged 7 to 14 to join us for Storytime. We will listen together to an engaging and delightful narration of the best stories and tales about health, in alignment with Doha Health Week.

Join us in a reading circle, held at Qatar National Library as part of the Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture celebrations, to discuss and learn about various aspects of Morocco, including its history, art, food, culture, and more.

Join us in a reading circle, held at Qatar National Library as part of the Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture celebrations, to discuss and learn about various aspects of Morocco, including its history, art, food, culture, and more.

Discover how to create an immersive escape room experience that educates museum visitors about both museum collections and the functions of libraries.

Join us at the One Book, One Doha Festival, a vibrant celebration bringing community members together in a shared reading experience! Held at Katara Cultural Village, this year’s festival delves into Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani—a powerful story that brings to life the challenges and resilience within the Palestinian refugee experience.