Competency 4: RSS feed

The RSS feed I added is from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. I choose this feed because it was not only on a public library, but because of what it states in the about section:

“PLCMC Community Forum hosts conversations between the library and the local community. We hope you will share your opinions on issues important to the future of your library and to the Charlotte/Mecklenburg area” (Public Library of Chrlotte and Mecklenburg County. (2009). Community Forum Blog. Retrieved from http://plcmcforum.wordpress.com/)

This RSS feed not only tells the viewer what is going on in the local public library, but also what is happening on a larger scale. The page also asks for feedback from the patrons who visit libraries on improvements. I think that because there is an openness to the topics being discussed this RSS feed can help me to see that the public libraries must be open in the communication between librarians and patrons. I believe that this feed will also help others to see the communication that should be available between all librarians no matter the field. Patrons are the people who use the library. If something in the library is going to be changed it will affect them, and they will know what needs to be made more accessible.