Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Learn’ campaign

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

Whereas those books could be banned from some schools, there is still some place else you will discover them.

"Our job is simply to ensure that if you want it, it's right here for you," said Public Information Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

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

Those are simply a number of the two million other supplies on the Nashville Public Library.

"Lots of people do not need to read these books; they don't want their children to must learn these books, or forced to read these books, and that's fine," said Brown. "However there are so much individuals who do, and we need to be there for the people who do wish to learn these materials."

And if you wish to make your love for these supplies identified, what higher way than together with your library card? The 5,000 restricted version cards for the campaign say "I read banned books."

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

The purpose is to get the 5,000 library playing cards in the palms of recent sign-ups this month.

"We're not making an attempt to be a push back — a power pushing back in opposition to these selections — we want to be an alternative to say, when you may not have the ability to get it there... you can get it here," mentioned Brown.

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