DOHA: Qatar National Library (QNL), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has launched its new branch at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Student Centre in Education City.
A QNL team is on hand from today through Thursday to offer free registration for their online resources, showcase advanced digital learning resources and the new Qatar Digital Library that provides a collection of heritage materials.
By sharing information and cultivating creativity, QNL continues to support QF in protecting Qatar’s heritage for future generations by providing access to its resources through its online databases, regular training programmes, community events, and social engagement initiatives.
One of the social engagement initiatives to recently take place was a discussion of Malala Yousafzai’s book I Am Malala, which tells a remarkable story of how a young education activist miraculously survived a bullet that went through her head.
Not many expected her to survive, but her recovery took her on an extraordinary and phenomenal journey from northern Pakistan to the halls of the UN in New York.
In addition to cultural and educational activities, QNL offers interactive training sessions on the use of online resources offered by it, such as training sessions on its music online databases, including Alexander Street Press, Oxford and Naxos products.
Other training sessions target teenagers and include EBSCO, Novelist Plus, Novelist K-8, and Student Research Centre databases.
To celebrate World Heritage Day on April 18 April, QNL will organise its third Heritage Collection Open Day next month, under the theme ‘Wagten Geda’ (times gone by).
It will highlight Qatar’s heritage items in the Heritage Collection Building. Visitors will also be able to view the recent Arabic Cinema acquisition.
QNL also offers free online access to a vast collection of resources, including latest bestsellers, classical works, concerts, top academic journals and documentaries. Anyone living in Qatar and has a valid Qatari ID/Residence Permit is eligible for free library registration.
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