North Texas Regional Library System

This month on NTRLS.org:

Boomers and Seniors: Reaching Out to the Wiser Generations The Boomer Generation

Article - How in the World Do You Reach Out to the Boomer Generation? - by Leanna Cowan, director of the Alvarado Public Library. Read about ways to determine the demographics of your community, sources for programming ideas that will appeal to Boomers, and ideas about publicity.

Podcast - The Boomer Generation: What Are They Looking For? - Pat Wagner from Pattern Research, Inc. recently gave a workshop for NTRLS on how to design library services and programs to appeal to the Boomer generation. Here she talks about the different kinds of Boomers, how to design services targeting their needs, and how to market your programs in order to reach this audience.

And don't forget our previous podcast on Working with Multiple Generations !

Executive Director's Column - This month's column by NTRLS Executive Director Adam Wright includes WebJunction's 25 Things a Library Can Do for Its Seniors. Adam's column also has details about what NTRLS's activities last month and our plans for the coming month. All of Adam's past columns are available at the Executive Director's Page on NTRLS.org.

Forum - Serving the Wiser Generations in the Library - Do you have ideas or experiences about library services for boomers and seniors? Join us in the online discussion forum.

NTRLS IT ... Real Stories! - This month's true story is about the different devices that are available to help you back up your valuable data. Adventures in library technology from the NTRLS TANG Consultant are collected on the Real Stories! page on NTRLS.org.

Don't miss the First Annual North Texas Conference for Library Program Planners and Presenters (LP3) - Thursday, November 20! LP3 is BIGGER than last year's Performers' Showcase!

Featured Links, Services, and Announcements

Wondering about the future of ILL in Texas? See the Interlibrary Loan Task Force Web Page. Read the Texas Resource Sharing Study conducted by BCR, and leave your comments!

Please respond to our survey for Librarians' Gift Picks

The LP3 2008 Conference will be 11/20/2008! The first annual North Texas conference for Library Program Planners and Presenters! See the conference website for details.

Wii Gaming Equipment is now available to check out.

Vendors! Apply now for inclusion in the LFNT Librarian's Marketplace resource directory.

NTRLS Online - Stay connected with our Blog, Forum, Fundraising Wiki, Programming Wiki, Photos, and more!

Calendar - Find out what is happening at NTRLS.

Writers! Would you like to submit an article for NTRLS.org? Please refer to our Author's Guidelines for a list of our upcoming themes and details about our preferred format for submissions.

Serving Patrons with Special Needs - A new NTRLS program to help member libraries extend access and services to more members of their communities.

Program Planners and Presenters: See the new Library Presentations Network Special Interest Group website and e-mail discussion list!

CYC2008 Update: Continue the discussion via the new Library Youth Services Network Special Interest Group website and e-mail discussion list!

FY2009 Materials Contract Options - See the NTRLS Communications Center for important information.

Consultant Reports - now available: Policies, Collection Evaluation, Libraries of the Future, and Library Trends, in addition to Maximizing Space, Salary Report, Long Range Planning, ROI Calculator, Technology Trends, Teen Programming and Friends of the Library

SILS (Shared Catalog) Project Page

Libraries for Literacy Project

Directory of Library Program Presenters

Website Scorecard from TLA ATRT