Kutubna Community Day – A Celebration of Stories, Creativity, and Collective Giving

Join us on Sunday, June 1, from 10 AM to 8 PM for the first-ever Kutubna Community Day – a vibrant, all-day fundraiser powered by our community.

Expect a full day of creativity and connection:

• Storytime for children in multiple languages
• Creative workshops for all ages
• Live lectures and readings
• Local pop-ups & second-hand book corner
• Cozy café & donation station for books, toys, and art materials

Entry is Pay What You Can

👉 View the description of each workshop

👉 Discover Contributors’ Biographies

👉 Book a workshop (some workshops have limited seats and require pre-registration)

• Writing Workshop by Deeba Salim Irfan
• Book Binding by Hesa Aldahel
• Writing out Loud by Sarah Al Janabi 
• Islamic Art by Syeda Maham Zehra 
• Graffiti Workshop by Youness Siraj Mounir
• Drawing 101 by Zainab Khan 
• Painting Session by Victoria Sosonka
• Inside Out Workshop by Big Feel
• Read Me Like a Book by Zajal
• Boost Child's Brain and Nutrition by Cooking Lama by Natalia Samoilova
• Reading Enchanted Wild Echoes by Nakshatra Prem
• Fairy Tale Reading and Writing Session by Nicole Plumridge

👉 Full Day Schedule below or download the PDF

Writing and Reading Workshops:

• 2:00 – 3:30 PM | Kids Area
  Nicole Plumridge – Fairy Tale Reading + Creative Writing (8–14 yrs)
  
• 3:00 – 4:00 PM | Main Hall
  Deeba (The Write Scene) – Writing Workshop (All ages)
  
• 4:15 – 6:15 PM | Ground Floor
  Sarah Al Janabi – Creative Writing Workshop (18+ yrs)
  
• 6:30 – 7:30 PM | Ground Floor
  Zajal  – “Read Me Like A Book” (17+ yrs)

Art Workshops:

• 10:30 – 11:30 AM | Main Hall
  Syeda Zehra – Islamic Art Session (Teens & Adults)
  
• 12:00  – 1:30 PM | Main Hall
  Youness Mounir – Graffiti Workshop (10+ yrs)
  
• 12:15 – 1:15 PM | Main Hall
  Hesa Aldahel – Book Binding (12+ yrs)
  
• 4:15 – 5:45 PM | Main Hall
  Zainab Khan – Art Basics (16+ yrs)
  
• 6:15 – 7:45 PM | Main Hall
  Victoria Sosonka – Painting Session (kids and Adults)

Kids Activities:

• 12:00 – 12:45 PM | Kids Area
  Riffat Merchant – English Storytelling (4–8 yrs)
• 1:45 – 2:30 PM | Main Hall
  Natalia (LAMA) – Cooking Workshop (Families with kids aged 3–11)
  
• 2:00 – 3:30 PM | Kids Area
  Nicole Plumridge – Fairy Tale Reading + Creative Writing (8–14 yrs)
  
• 3:45 – 4:45 PM | Kids Area
  Rana Nammour – Big Feel (Arabic Storytime) (6–9 yrs)
  
• 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Kids Area
  Nakshatra Prem – Book Reading + Workshop (4–12 yrs)
  

 Talks:

• 2:00 – 2:50 PM | Ground Floor
  Dr. Abeer Alrasbi – “From Passion to Profession”
• 3:00 – 3:20 PM | Ground Floor
  Hussain Jethajiwala – Book Reading
  
• 3:25 – 3:35 PM | Ground Floor
  Sarah Al Janabi – Poetry Reading
  
• 3:40 – 3:50 PM | Ground Floor
  Hesa Aldahel – Poetry Reading
  

Pop-Ups (All Day Unless Stated)

1. Kutubna Community Writing Group - Meet the Members and Find out More 
2. Victoria Sosonka – Original Art for Sale
3. Elluna Organic Beauty – Curated store & distributor of premium organic skincare
4. Islamic Bookmarks & Cards – Available from 12:00 – 2:00 PM only