Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ campaign

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

Whereas these books is likely to be banned from some colleges, there may be still some other place you could find them.

"Our job is just to ensure that if you need it, it is here for you," mentioned Public Data Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

"'Maus' is all checked out right now," said Brown. "So we got extra copies on order but as quickly as word got round about what happened in McMinn County, we bought a lot of holds."

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

"A lot of people don't want to learn these books; they don't need their youngsters to need to read these books, or forced to learn these books, and that's high-quality," mentioned Brown. "However there are a lot people who do, and we wish to be there for the individuals who do wish to learn these supplies."

And if you wish to make your love for these materials known, what better method than along with your library card? The 5,000 limited version cards for the campaign say "I learn banned books."

"We all watch the TV reveals that we like; we all watch the different sports or root for the completely different groups we're a part of," mentioned Brown. "Books are not any totally different."

The aim is to get the 5,000 library playing cards within the fingers of new sign-ups this month.

"We're not attempting to be a push back — a pressure pushing back against these choices — we want to be an alternative to say, if you could not be able to get it there... you can get it right here," stated Brown.

The limited edition library playing cards can be found as long as provides final.