Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ campaign

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

Whereas those books may be banned from some colleges, there's nonetheless somewhere else yow will discover them.

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

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

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

"A lot of people do not want to read these books; they don't need their youngsters to should read these books, or pressured to learn these books, and that is superb," mentioned Brown. "However there are so much people who do, and we wish to be there for the people who do need to learn these materials."

And if you wish to make your love for these materials identified, what better method 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 exhibits that we like; all of us watch the completely different sports or root for the completely different groups we're part of," stated Brown. "Books are not any different."

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

"We are not making an attempt to be a push again — a drive pushing again in opposition to these choices — we want to be an alternative choice to say, in case you could not be capable of get it there... you will get it here," mentioned Brown.

The limited edition library playing cards can be found so long as supplies last.