Past Events

Every Monday and Saturday during March 2019

Join us for two hours of creative fun with Lego bricks! In this team-building activity organized by Qatar National Library, groups of five to seven participants must work together to build an architectural structure. We provide the Lego bricks— you provide the imagination!

Do you have old wedding videos you want to watch or a favorite cassette tape you haven't heard in years? Join us to learn how to easily convert your analog media to digital: cassette to MP3, VHS to digital video, and more!

Calligraphy turns letters and words into art, adding visual depth and emotion. Learn the fundamentals of this timeless art in our workshop for beginning calligraphers.

In this month's meeting of Readers and Opinions, we will discuss Kharait Alteeh, by Buthaina Al-Issa. The novel traces two parents coping with the tragic loss of a young child and explores the way we approach death and life. Copies of the book are available at the User Services Desk.

Start expressing yourself through acrylic painting! In this workshop, you will learn basic painting techniques taught by an experienced artist who will help you create your own artwork. All materials are provided.

Join this casual gathering of knitters and crocheters every Thursday 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!

Join us for the fourth meeting of the English Fiction Book Club, where we will discuss Girl in Translation, by Jean Kwok. The novel is the story of a young Chinese immigrant to America who is caught between the old world and the new. Copies of the book will be available at the User Services Desk.

Dr. Alan Weber, co-author of the comprehensive handbook E-learning in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), uses an evidence-based educational policy approach to explore what e-learning can achieve for students, teachers and national education systems. He uses the latest statistics from the International Telecommunications Union, IMF and the World Bank to demonstrate the uneven development of computer-assisted learning technologies in the region, with some countries achieving improved student learning outcomes and others struggling with connectivity, broadband internet access and attitudinal barriers to electronic pedagogies. He will also review Qatar's recent innovations in this area. In addition, Dr. Weber will demonstrate how e-learning can foster student-centered best practices in education, including autonomous learning, lifelong learning, peer-to-peer education and flipped classrooms.

This Library panel will focus on the role that museums and other cultural institutions in Qatar and elsewhere play in defining and conveying national identity to local and global audiences. Speakers include world-renowned architects Rem Koolhaas, Jean Nouvel, Jacques Herzog, Ibrahim Jaidah and Ben van Berkel. The event will be moderated by author Philip Jodidio.