Playing with RSS

I’ve been reading some Blogs lately and a lot of them have links to subscribe to them. I use Maxthon as my default Browser which has a built in RSS Reader. I can subscribe to any RSS Feed with it and read them right there too, which is easy. I also found out about Bloglines and I subscribed to a few Blogs. I like not having to go to my favorite Blogs I visited and go one by one looking to see if they have new posts. Now, my curiosity is, how do they set that up so that anyone visiting their site can subscribe and get new post updates? Hum?
Well, my dad used to tell me "Don't tell me you don't know how to do something or that it’s too hard if you have never tried doing it." I guess, if I want to learn about this and how it works, I’m just going to have to just go ahead and dive into it.
So, I'm trying to learn a little bit about Feeds, how they work and how to set them up. I played a little with the settings on the template to this blog and got the feed to work. I also tried a suggestion from the Blogger’s Help page to try FeedBurner. It’s not to hard to set it up. Although I have to learn my way around all the different new features it has before I feel somewhat comfortable with it. I don't have to be an expert at it, right? I only need to get it up and running. I’m happy the subscriptions links for Atom and RSS Feeds are working, but know I have to work on how they look and feel a little. Please excuse me and the often changes or redundancy as I learn how to do this. Hopefully, I learn enough to be able to help setup a Feed for the library's new blog or if a library patrons ask me how or to set up theirs I’ll know where to point them to. For now I'll keep diving into all this Web 2.0 stuff and see how we can use it here at the library.
Wish me luck!
Frankie

Immigration Workshops @ CFPL Library

Starting September 25, 2006 Rutgers University will be offering Free Immigration Workshops at the Camden Free Public Library. The workshops will be held on:

• Monday, Sept. 25th


• Wednesday, Oct. 11th


• Monday, Oct. 23rd


• Wednesday, Nov. 1st


• Wednesday, Nov. 15th

All sessions will be at the Main Library at 418 Federal Street from 4:00PM to 6:00PM. For more Information call (856) 225-6406 or (856) 225-6608. There will be interpreters in some occasions.

Library's New Blog

Hey CFPL library has launched it's new blog CFPLForum, Check it out!

WRITING WORKSHOP

WRITING WORKSHOP with Alfred Encarnacion

Have you ever considered writing a poem, short story or essay? Writers, experienced and inexperienced, are invited to an informal weekly workshop on form, content and technique every Thursday from 6PM - 8PM in the Community Room of the Camden Free Public Library at 418 Federal Street beginning September 21, 2006.

CFPL Staff, FYI

Any one from CFPL Staff interested in a one-on-one training session on any of the programs we use on our computers just let me know. I'm willing to sit for an hour or so as long as there is enough coverage in your department. For topic suggestions, see flyer in Staff Lounge.

Frankie