Doha Mums is excited to announce the upcoming Doha Mums Library, which is scheduled to launch in October 2010. This members-only library already contains over 100 high-quality titles for children six-years-old and under and will be much, much larger by the time it opens. Included in the collection are pictureboard books for babies, interactive toddler books and fun books for your young readers! Exciting storytime sessions will be part of the Library, too. . .and more developments are underway!
Library memberships are limited to registered members of Doha Mums. There is an annual fee of 100QR per family for the Doha Mums Library, which will be used to purchase and replace the books, bookshelves and supplies. Members of the Doha Mums Library will have the opportunity to visit the library several times per week, can promote the joy of reading through attending the library storytimes and can check out two books per child, per visit! (You'll need to be a member of Doha Mums in order to join the Library. . . to learn about the Doha Mums membership process please go here.)
The Library will be staffed by Doha Mums members and will be open three days per week during specific hours. The actual hours will be finalized in September 2010 - but rest assured that we'll be sure to have a weekend slot so that working mums can attend as well! The Doha Mums Library will be located in Souq Waqif, so you and your kids can have fun exploring the souq before or after the library session.
The Doha Mums Library is currently seeking book donations to stock the library, so if you are leaving the country or if your children have simply outgrown their books please contact us - we'll even pick them up! Bookshelves are needed for the library, so let us know if you have some that you would like to donate or sell at a relatively low price.
We are also seeking corporate sponsors for the Library. If your company would like to donate books, foam mats, bookshelves, library supplies or good ol' cash then we would love to hear from you!
Over the summer the Library organizers will be purchasing books in their respective home countries. We all know that luggage space is precious, and we're planning to purchase far more books than will fit in their luggage! Please contact us so we can arrange to ship a few books to you in the UK, Canada or the US to bring back to Qatar for the Library.
Wondering what we have in the Library so far? Just visit our inventory website .
Quick tip: click on the drop-down menu for "All Collections" and select "Your Library". For easier browsing just click on Style "B" - this wlll allow you to see the covers of the books that are featured on the list.
So why is the Library only available to Doha Mums Members?
In short, the Library is limited to members of Doha Mums because it helps keep our administrative efforts to a minimum. This way the Library organizers are able to access the contact information of our members should a book pass its due date, and the Library members are able to easily locate the library organizers if they have any questions.
Joining Doha Mums is easy, though, and we welcome mums of all nationalities - you can find out more about the membership process here.
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