Doha: Director of Research and Learning Services at Qatar National Library (QNL) Abeer Saad Al Kuwari has said that there is a great demand for the library’s online resources either of children’s books or others.
“The Qatar National Library is studying to improve many of its services that it provides electronically. Many of the services the library used to provide before coronavirus pandemic continued electronically after the spread of the virus,” she said.
Speaking to a local channel about the efforts of the library after its partial opening, Abeer Al Kuwari said that borrowing books is taking place under the same conditions that were applied before as anyone with a Qatari residence can borrow the books through library website.
“With taking preventive measures to ensure the limit of spread of coronavirus the mechanism of borrowing books is to enter the library’s website and select the books that anyone wants to borrow followed by sending a request to the concerned department. The concerned department needs two days to prepare the books after that the beneficiary reserves the date of visiting the library to collect the books,” she said.
Director of Research and Learning Services at QNL also added that the library resumed in mid-July with the partial opening with limited capacity in line with the measures taken to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
The Library building reopened its doors to the public, with scaled-back services initially. Patrons are required to pre-book their visit slot online for a morning (9:00 – 11:00 AM) or afternoon (12:00 – 2:00 PM) visit.
All entrants are required to wear masks at all times and have their temperature checked upon arrival. Visitors must show their Ehteraz app, follow the social distancing stickers, and keep formal and informal gatherings restricted to five people or fewer. Also any books received from the public will be kept under isolation for five days before recirculating. The registration and reference services will continue online.
