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RSS / XML Feeds at the Tacoma Public Library -- New Titles and New Events

RSS feeds are a way to stay up-to-date on Library events and new titles added to the Library collection. RSS feeds are described below in our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).

Library Events * You can also view our online calendar of events.
RSS feedALL upcoming events
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/events.rss?iam=ALL
RSS feedUpcoming Childrens events
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/events.rss?iam=CHIL
RSS feedUpcoming Holidays and Closures
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/events.rss?iam=HOLI

New Arrivals * You can also View online or subscribe to e-mail updates.
Subscribe to specific categories below, or you can view
RSS feedALL titles added in the last 2 days (Caution: some news readers may not handle the large number of items in this list)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=ALL
New Arrivals by Category
RSS feedAdult Popular CDs (Media)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=CDP
RSS feedAdventure Fiction (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=ADV
RSS feedAll Adult NonFiction (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=ALLNF
RSS feedAll Fiction (Books only) (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=ALLFIC
RSS feedAll Foreign Language titles (Foreign Language)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=FORALL
RSS feedAmerican History (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=AMER
RSS feedArt, Drawing & the Arts (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=DRAW
RSS feedAudio Books - Fiction (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=AUDIOF
RSS feedAudio Books - Non-Fiction (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=AUDIONF
RSS feedBiographies (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=BIO
RSS feedBusiness Books (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=BUS
RSS feedChristian Fiction (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=CHR
RSS feedClassical CDs (Media)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=CDC
RSS feedComputers & Software (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=COMP
RSS feedCooking Books (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=COOK
RSS feedCrime and True Crime Books (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=TRUE
RSS feedDVDs - Comedy (Media)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=DVDC
RSS feedDVDs - Foreign (Media)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=DVDF
RSS feedDVDs - Non-Fiction (Media)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=DVDNF
RSS feedDVDs - Popular (Media)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=DVDPOP
RSS feedGames & Indoor Recreation (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=GAMES
RSS feedGeneral Adult Fiction (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=FIC
RSS feedGraphic Novels (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=GRA
RSS feedHealth and Medicine Books (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=HEALTH
RSS feedHistorical Fiction (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=HIST
RSS feedHome & Garden (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=GARD
RSS feedHow-To Books (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=HOWTO
RSS feedHumor Books (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=HUMOR2
RSS feedJ Fiction (Kids)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=JF
RSS feedJ Graphic Novels (Kids)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=JG
RSS feedJ Media (Kids)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=JM
RSS feedJ Non-Fiction (Kids)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=JNF
RSS feedJapanese Titles (Foreign Language)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=J
RSS feedKids CDs (Media)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=KIDCD
RSS feedKids DVDs (Media)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=KIDVD
RSS feedKorean titles (Foreign Language)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=KO
RSS feedLarge Print Fiction (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=LPF
RSS feedLarge Print Non-Fiction (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=LPNF
RSS feedMoney, Economics & Globalization (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=ECON
RSS feedMusic Books (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=MUS
RSS feedMystery Fiction (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=MYS
RSS feedNorthwest Reference (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=NWR
RSS feedParenting Books (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=PAREN
RSS feedPhotography (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=PHOTO
RSS feedPicture Books and Easy Readers (Kids)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=CJE
RSS feedPolitics (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=POLIT
RSS feedPop Culture (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=POP
RSS feedReference titles (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=REF
RSS feedReligious Books (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=D2
RSS feedRomance Fiction (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=ROM
RSS feedRussian titles (Foreign Language)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=RU
RSS feedScience - Astronomy (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=SCI52
RSS feedScience - Dinosaurs and Paleontology (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=SCI56
RSS feedScience - Earth Sciences (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=SCIEA
RSS feedScience - Life Sciences, Natural History & Animals (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=SCIL
RSS feedScience - Mathematics and Physics (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=SCI5153
RSS feedScience Fiction (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=SCI
RSS feedSelf-help & Psychology (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=PSYCH
RSS feedSpanish titles (Foreign Language)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=SP
RSS feedSpeculative NonFiction & Paranormal (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=SPEC
RSS feedSports & Outdoor Recreation (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=SPORTS
RSS feedSuspense Fiction (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=SUSP
RSS feedTeen Fiction (Teen)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=YF
RSS feedTeen Graphic Novels (Teen)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=YG
RSS feedTeen Non-Fiction (Teen)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=YNF
RSS feedTelevision, Movies & Stage (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=TV
RSS feedTravel (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=TR
RSS feedVideo Tapes - Non-Fiction (Media)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=VTN
RSS feedVideo Tapes - Popular (Media)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=VT
RSS feedWestern Fiction (Fiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=WES
RSS feedWorld History (NonFiction)
Subscription URL: http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/rss/newtitle.rss?iam=WORLD

About RSS feeds
What is RSS?
RSS usually stands for "Really Simple Syndication", and it is a standard format, based on XML, for publishing regular updates to web-based content. Many web sites provide RSS "feeds" (or channels) that describe their latest news, events and updates. These RSS feeds are usually shown by either an , or button. Although RSS feeds are most common on news related web sites, many others use RSS for sharing a wider variety of information.

Why should I use RSS?
You can use RSS to automatically and conveniently receive updates on Library events or new titles without having to visit the web site over and over. Using an RSS reader, you subscribe to the feed from our website. After subscribing to a feed, whenever there is new information, it will be collected by the program and displayed on your computer. You can then scan the results to find items of interest. If you find something you might like to know more about, click the link in your RSS reader to view the complete title or jump to the event calendar. Instead of searching for new information on the Library website, it will be delivered to your desktop.

Where can I get an RSS reader?
You can use an online RSS reader, which works within your browser, or you can download software that runs on your computer. Some RSS readers are free, and some are available for a slight fee. Some good examples are BlogExpress, Bloglines (web based), SharpReader, or My Yahoo!. Safari web browser on the Mac will support most RSS feeds without additional software, as will Mozilla Firefox using the "Live Bookmark" feature. The DMOZ open directory project has a list of more than 200 RSS News Readers.

How do I subscribe?
Most RSS Readers allow you to subscribe to an RSS feed by copying the link from your browser and pasting it into the RSS reader. Some RSS readers automatically detect the feed when you click on the [RSS] button link, making subscribing even easier. Some RSS readers allow you to simply click on the RSS icon. Generally, you can subscribe to a Tacoma Public Library RSS feed by copying the specific "subscription URL" above, then opening your RSS reader and selecting Add Feed, New Channel or Subscribe (depending on the RSS reader software you are using), and finally paste the URL into the box that asks for the address of the feed. If in doubt, read your RSS reader's help guide or FAQ on how to subscribe to RSS feeds.

What version of RSS are you using?
The Tacoma Public Library offers RSS feeds in RSS 2.0 format.

What about using the ELF Library web site for getting RSS feeds on overdue books and holds?
www.libraryelf.com ("your personal email library reminder service") is a very useful web site. However, there has been controversy over personal information being exposed when your private RSS feed is made public through an aggregator. The Library offers e-mail notification for Holds and Overdue items already, just by signing up at the Circulation Desk at any library branch. Most of the information supplied by ELF is already available on your Account page in the Library catalog. If you use multiple libraries or need to track multiple library cards, this service may be of use to you. If you choose to use ELF, or any other web-based aggregator, the Library advises you to be cautious on how you share your RSS feed. The Library has no plans to offer hold or overdue information via RSS feed until inherent privacy and security issues are resolved.

What's in development?
The Tacoma Public Library is working on offering search results via RSS feed to supplement the "My Favorites" service in the library catalog.

Where can I find out more about RSS?
Some useful web sites to read/learn more about RSS include:

  • Fagan Finder
  • RSS and Aggregator articles in Wikipedia
  • The DMOZ open directory project list of RSS News Readers.

    What uses can I make of the Library RSS feeds?
    The Library RSS feeds are copyrighted by the Board of Trustees of the Tacoma Public Library and All Rights are Reserved. We encourage the use of Library RSS feeds for personal use in a news reader or as part of a non-commercial Web site or blog. We require proper format and attribution whenever Library content is posted on your Web site, and we reserve the right to require that you cease distributing content originating from our site.

  • Last revised 4/4/2006

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