DOHA: The Qatar National Library (QNL) (Dar Al Kutb), the oldest public library in Qatar will be moving to a 14-storey building near the Qatar National Museum very soon, a senior official has said.
“The building is ready and only the furnishing work remains. Some administrative procedures are also to be completed. We will be moving as soon these are over,” QNL director Abdullah Nasser Al Ansari told Al Sharq.
The new premises will include a special section for children’s books, and an activity room for the public, among other facilities.
There is also a plan to add more titles and include more services at the library, said the official.
Functioning in a small, old building near the Souq area for many years, the QNL has been facing severe space constraints and was on the look out for new premises.
There had been reports earlier that the facility would be shifted to another building near the Hamad General Hospital.
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