Qatar National Library (QNL) will offer a wide variety of events in November as it welcomes back visitors to full capacity. Members will have the opportunity to explore various subjects, including music, artificial intelligence, art, cuisine, poetry and heritage.
QNL Open Initiative Award winners will be named on November 3 during a virtual session, concluding the Open Access Week. The award will be given to the best initiatives that have contributed to the advancement of open scholarship in Qatar in the past year.
On November 4, QNL will host 'Speech Modelling for Your Child' to discuss key factors that can help parents become speech models for their children to support their speech and language development.
On November 6, renowned photographer Mashael al-Hejazi will conduct a workshop on “Cyanotype (Blue Print) Photographic Printing Process” to explore the history of this fascinating artistic process.
The workshop will take place at the Fire Station Artist in Residence gallery.
The library will kick off Calligraphy Week on November 6 as well. The event will introduce attendees to artistic Arabic calligraphy, artificial intelligence for art, culture and heritage and the library’s resources on Arabic calligraphy. In addition, the library will also host an Arabic calligraphy competition.
On the same day, the session “The Importance of Volunteering on the Lives of Young People,” presented by young volunteer Jassem al-Ashar, will explore different volunteer work and some of the most important traits that volunteers need to possess. Attendees will also learn ways to search for institutions looking for volunteers.
On November 10, music enthusiasts can enjoy the Qatar Philharmonic Live concert in the library or via Instagram as they take listeners on a journey performed by the Woodwinds Ensemble. The concert will include compositions from around the world, including musical pieces by Jacques Ibert, Darius Milhaud and Malcom Arnold, among others.
On November 11, Dr James She from Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Dr Ahmed Elgammal, Professor at the Department of Computer Science at Rutgers University, and Sydney Chiche-Attali, an attorney specialising in art and law, will talk about the challenges posed by artificial intelligence in the field of art and humanities.
As part of the ongoing Qatar-USA Year of Culture, the library will host a virtual workshop on November 16 featuring Qatari master Sadu weaver Zamla Bakheet Hamad Almarri, in conversation with Dr Myrah Brown Green, art historian and master quiltmaker from New York. During this conversation, the artists will exchange traditions and acquired techniques about their respective arts, including shadow weaving.
QNL’s first community read event will take place on November 21, with author Lilas Taha discussing her novel Bitter Almonds, a story of a Palestinian orphan who, due to Israeli occupation, finds himself away from his homeland.
On November 23, members will have the opportunity to be inspired by an online talk “Power Lunch: Qatari and Russian Library Roundtable,” in which library directors from Qatar and Russia will share their most influential international collaborations, specialty areas of research and programming, successful shifts in services during Covid-19 and more.
The month of events will conclude on November 29 with “Sweet Fusion: A Dessert Masterclass with American Chef William S Dissen.”
Chef Dissen, who is known for promoting sustainable cooking and is referred to as the pioneer of the farm-to-table movement, will provide a masterclass demonstration of American desserts fused with traditional Qatari sweets.
QNL Open Initiative Award winners will be named on November 3 during a virtual session, concluding the Open Access Week. The award will be given to the best initiatives that have contributed to the advancement of open scholarship in Qatar in the past year.
On November 4, QNL will host 'Speech Modelling for Your Child' to discuss key factors that can help parents become speech models for their children to support their speech and language development.
On November 6, renowned photographer Mashael al-Hejazi will conduct a workshop on “Cyanotype (Blue Print) Photographic Printing Process” to explore the history of this fascinating artistic process.
The workshop will take place at the Fire Station Artist in Residence gallery.
The library will kick off Calligraphy Week on November 6 as well. The event will introduce attendees to artistic Arabic calligraphy, artificial intelligence for art, culture and heritage and the library’s resources on Arabic calligraphy. In addition, the library will also host an Arabic calligraphy competition.
On the same day, the session “The Importance of Volunteering on the Lives of Young People,” presented by young volunteer Jassem al-Ashar, will explore different volunteer work and some of the most important traits that volunteers need to possess. Attendees will also learn ways to search for institutions looking for volunteers.
On November 10, music enthusiasts can enjoy the Qatar Philharmonic Live concert in the library or via Instagram as they take listeners on a journey performed by the Woodwinds Ensemble. The concert will include compositions from around the world, including musical pieces by Jacques Ibert, Darius Milhaud and Malcom Arnold, among others.
On November 11, Dr James She from Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Dr Ahmed Elgammal, Professor at the Department of Computer Science at Rutgers University, and Sydney Chiche-Attali, an attorney specialising in art and law, will talk about the challenges posed by artificial intelligence in the field of art and humanities.
As part of the ongoing Qatar-USA Year of Culture, the library will host a virtual workshop on November 16 featuring Qatari master Sadu weaver Zamla Bakheet Hamad Almarri, in conversation with Dr Myrah Brown Green, art historian and master quiltmaker from New York. During this conversation, the artists will exchange traditions and acquired techniques about their respective arts, including shadow weaving.
QNL’s first community read event will take place on November 21, with author Lilas Taha discussing her novel Bitter Almonds, a story of a Palestinian orphan who, due to Israeli occupation, finds himself away from his homeland.
On November 23, members will have the opportunity to be inspired by an online talk “Power Lunch: Qatari and Russian Library Roundtable,” in which library directors from Qatar and Russia will share their most influential international collaborations, specialty areas of research and programming, successful shifts in services during Covid-19 and more.
The month of events will conclude on November 29 with “Sweet Fusion: A Dessert Masterclass with American Chef William S Dissen.”
Chef Dissen, who is known for promoting sustainable cooking and is referred to as the pioneer of the farm-to-table movement, will provide a masterclass demonstration of American desserts fused with traditional Qatari sweets.
