Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Learn’ campaign

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

While these books is likely to be banned from some schools, there's still some other place you will discover them.

"Our job is just to ensure that if you'd like it, it is here for you," mentioned Public Information Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," stated Brown. "So we bought more copies on order however as soon as phrase received around about what occurred in McMinn County, we bought a lot of holds."

These are simply some of the two million other supplies on the Nashville Public Library.

"A lot of people don't wish to read these books; they do not need their children to must read these books, or compelled to read these books, and that is advantageous," mentioned Brown. "But there are rather a lot people who do, and we wish to be there for the people who do want to learn these materials."

And if you want to make your love for these supplies identified, what higher method than together with your library card? The 5,000 restricted edition playing cards for the campaign say "I learn banned books."

"We all watch the TV reveals that we like; all of us watch the totally different sports activities or root for the completely different teams we're a part of," stated Brown. "Books aren't any totally different."

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

"We aren't making an attempt to be a push again — a drive pushing again against these selections — we need to be an alternative choice to say, if you happen to might not be capable of get it there... you may get it here," mentioned Brown.

The restricted version library cards can be found as long as provides last.