RSS Feeds

Written by librarians and subject specialists, Spokane Public Library blogs will feature book reviews, new library resources, websites, news stories, and library events related to the several subjects.  Use the menu below to check out the various blogs or to subscribe to their feeds. When you click on the blog feed link you'll receive instructions on your screen for how to subscribe.

Need more information on  What are blogs?  What are RSS feeds?, see below.

What are Blogs?

Blogs, or web logs, are  web pages that display news or journal entries in chronological order, where the most recent entries appear at the top of the page.   Most blogs allow readers to leave comments about particular entries.  Read more in this Wikipedia article.

What are RSS feeds?

Also known as news feeds, RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.  It is a way to publish frequently-updated content such as blogs, news, or even a search of our catalog.  You will usually see the RSS feed icon if you can subscribe to something - .

RSS feeds allow you to keep up-to-date on your favorite websites by "subscribing" to their feeds. New information added to those sites can be easily browsed by looking at an "aggregator."  The aggregator automatically checks for updates to the feed and displays them for you.  RSS aggregators are often included with your internet browser (on Internet Explorer it can be found under Favorites), your operating system (newer versions of Windows have one), or can be a separate program you load on your computer.  See this Wikipedia article  for a list of available aggregators.

Most aggregators allow you to subscribe by copying a link from your browser and pasting it into the aggregator. Some aggregators automatically detect the feed when you click on the link, making subscribing even easier! If in doubt, read your aggregator' help guide on how to subscribe to news feeds.  See this Wikipedia article for more information on RSS.