The press release for the 2010 TEDx Library event in New Jersey garnered quite a deal of attention for the many presentations that would be given surrounding the information technology and library science sectors. The event was held in May of 2010 and in addition to the long list of many presenters that came with their own ideas, the celebration also gathered many of the top thinkers from the region. The videos from the event are hosted on the main TED page and an interested person will find them listed there. There are no current archives of the press releases that were presented in advance of the conference, but the long list of presenters and attendees can be found on the home page.

The 2010 TEDx Library event in New Jersey was made possible with the help of many sponsors. Organizations that specialize in the library sciences played a role in procuring the necessary funds, but the largest part of the expense was covered by corporate sponsorship. Many local and international companies pitched in to make the event a success, with many sending delegates to attend the presentations. One of the largest benefactors for the TEDx conference was Bristol Myers Squibb. This pharmaceutical company has long been known as a supporter of technology advancement and time and time again they have shown that they are willing to demonstrate this commitment in the form of monetary funds used to make an event like this possible. Another corporate sponsor that helped to achieve the conference was the New York Life Insurance Company. They and others helped with finding the right location for the event as well as donating funds to be used to offset the expenses.

In addition to the corporate sponsorship that happened with this conference, there were also many individual donors that gave time and money to make the event a success. Although the list of names is too long to acknowledge every effort, the attendees and presenters were very appreciative of the volunteer time and money that went to this good cause. For many of the local residents of New Jersey that gave to support the conference, their investment will return dividends in the improvement of their own local libraries. On hand for the talks were many employees and directors for local branches of New Jersey libraries and ideas taken from the conference will surely be put into practice at their respective branches. In this way, everyone from the state will gain from the project as their libraries will be better able to serve the needs and desires of the citizens.

There is no doubt that the 2010 TEDx event on Libraries will be followed by similar events in the future. The pace at which technology advances means that many of the topics that were discussed during these talks will soon be out of date and another meeting will be needed if the libraries would like to stay on the cutting edge of technology. The benefit that is gained from this practice is that people who use the resources of their local library will find that the organizations are better stocked to meet the demands of consumers and that the library can indeed become a living room for the community, as one attendee noted. The future of libraries is trending towards new technologies and the availability of online resources. With this in mind, a person should be able to take advantage of this new technology and help breathe new life to the libraries. A library is no longer just a repository for books, but they must also take up the gauntlet of being the free educational center of the community and use other services to make it a focal point of the community.