Doha, September 28 (QNA) – Qatar National Library is gearing up for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 by offering a variety of events and workshops in October focusing on football, art, music, technology, literature and culture.
On 2 October, the Library and Qatar Cancer Society will host a reading session presented by cancer survivor patients. The session will highlight their experiences with cancer, to be a source of support and inspiration for those fighting the disease.
On Oct. 3, the Library, in collaboration with the World Innovation Summit for Health 2022, will host an inclusive live cooking event for people with disabilities with chefs Nour Al Mazroei and Giles Duley to promote skills, happiness and wellbeing, as well as provide a pathway to living independently.
The Library will launch the second scientific research forum for young adults on Oct. 9 in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Qatar Science and Technology Secondary School for Boys, the forum aims to develop and improve students’ capabilities in the field of scientific research.
On 11 October, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and Qatar, the Library together with the French Embassy in Qatar, will host an exhibition showcasing an exclusive selection of photographs taken during key moments, which forged the well-established tradition of cooperation between France and Qatar.
The Library will host the art exhibition, “Reesha” from 13 October to 31 December 2022. Under the slogan “We Welcome the World to Qatar 2022,” the exhibition will showcase childrens artwork, inspired by Qatars 2022 World Cup stadiums, with audio-descriptive guides and high-contrast raised images also making it accessible for visitors with impaired vision.
On 16 October, join the Library for the third community read and book discussion on the novel that won the 2016 Katara Prize for Arabic Novel, Kilimanjaro Spirit. Written by Ibrahim Nasrallah, the novel was inspired by real-life events when Nasrallah climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with a group of volunteers, including two Palestinian adolescents who had lost their legs.
The Library, on 17 October, will invite visitors to attend a lecture on “The Emergence and Development of Public and Private Libraries in Qatar.” The lecture will be presented by Professor Abdul Rahman Al Sunaidi, a researcher specializing in the modern history of Qatar who will talk about the development of major knowledge platforms and the expansion of the cultural scene in Qatar. Senior Archives Specialist at Qatar National Library Dr. Moez Al Duraidi will introduce the lecture and highlight the contents of the Heritage Library that depict the history of the cultural scene in Qatar.
On 19 October, CineMoon Ensemble, a member of the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, will be back at the Library for a new project. Titled “The Sound of the Books and the Seventh Art,” The CineMoon Ensemble will play music from well-known movies such as Cinema Paradiso, The Godfather and many more.
The Librarys “Manuscript Studies Lecture Series” is also back for its monthly lecture on Oct. 20, Dr. Mohamed Hasan Ismail, a Senior Researcher at the Writing and Scripts Research Center of Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Lecturer at the Institute of Arabic Manuscripts in Cairo will talk about “Paleography and Scripts in Arabic Manuscripts”.
The Library, on Oct. 21, invites visitors to learn about the cultural traditions of Palestine such as the dabkeh, an important traditional dance and the mawal, an Arabic genre of music.
On Oct. 24, the Library will host a workshop with Qatari artist, Fatima Al Nuaimi to work with participants on creating their own football fan’s hat with the theme of the Qatar World Cup 2022 .
The Library on Oct. 26, will host an introductory lecture that comes within the framework of a series of seminars on the archival and document collections preserved in the Heritage Library at Qatar National Library. Dr. Moez Al Duraidi, Senior Archives Specialist at Qatar National Library, will present a rare collection of documents and letters presented for the first time as individual copies preserved in the Library.
On 27 October, the Library celebrates World Day for Audiovisual Heritage with a webinar that will highlight the collaboration between Qatar National Library and the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives.
As part of welcoming the World Cup 2022 to Qatar, the Library will host Oct. 30, a FIFA 22 PlayStation tournament to unite community members with a shared passion for football and video games.
The Library wraps up its program for October with three workshops hosting Head of Emerging Technology and System Development at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Libraries, Dorothy C. Ogdon, to discuss topics on artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality. The workshops will take place on 30 and 31 October and 1 November.
The Library will continue to host a variety of fun and engaging events online throughout October. As the Library will host several in-person events, participants are reminded to adhere to the latest COVID-19 guidelines set by the Ministry of Public Health to ensure the well-being and safety of the community. (QNA)
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