Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ campaign

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It is a topic that's taken hold in Tennessee: books like "Maus" or "Walk Two Moons" have been pulled from shelves.

While these books could be banned from some faculties, there's still elsewhere you can find them.

"Our job is simply to make sure that if you want it, it's here for you," mentioned Public Data Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

"'Maus' is all checked out right now," mentioned Brown. "So we received extra copies on order but as quickly as phrase got around about what happened in McMinn County, we acquired numerous holds."

These are simply a number of the two million different supplies on the Nashville Public Library.

"A lot of people don't wish to learn these books; they don't want their kids to must learn these books, or compelled to read these books, and that's positive," said Brown. "But there are quite a bit people who do, and we wish to be there for the individuals who do need to read these materials."

And if you want to make your love for these materials recognized, what better means than together with your library card? The 5,000 limited edition playing cards for the marketing campaign say "I learn banned books."

"We all watch the TV reveals that we like; all of us watch the completely different sports activities or root for the completely different teams we're a part of," said Brown. "Books are no completely different."

The objective is to get the 5,000 library playing cards within the arms of recent sign-ups this month.

"We aren't trying to be a push back — a power pushing again against these choices — we want to be an alternative to say, for those who may not be capable of get it there... you may get it here," said Brown.

The restricted edition library cards are available so long as supplies final.