Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Learn’ campaign

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

While these books is perhaps banned from some faculties, there's still somewhere else you can find them.

"Our job is simply to make sure that in order for you it, it's right here for you," stated Public Info Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," said Brown. "So we bought more copies on order however as quickly as phrase received around about what happened in McMinn County, we acquired loads of holds."

These are simply a few of the two million different supplies at the Nashville Public Library.

"A lot of people do not want to read these books; they don't want their youngsters to need to learn these books, or pressured to read these books, and that is high quality," stated Brown. "But there are lots people who do, and we want to be there for the people who do wish to read these materials."

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

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

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

"We are not trying to be a push again — a drive pushing again against these selections — we need to be an alternative choice to say, when you might not have the ability to get it there... you may get it right here," mentioned Brown.

The limited edition library playing cards are available as long as supplies final.