Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ campaign

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

Whereas these books could be banned from some faculties, there may be nonetheless some other place you can find them.

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

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," said Brown. "So we acquired more copies on order but as soon as word obtained round about what happened in McMinn County, we bought a lot of holds."

Those are just a number of the two million different materials at the Nashville Public Library.

"Lots of people don't need to read these books; they don't want their children to should learn these books, or forced to learn these books, and that's advantageous," mentioned Brown. "But there are quite a bit people who do, and we want 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 means than with your library card? The 5,000 limited edition playing cards for the marketing campaign say "I read banned books."

"All of us watch the TV exhibits that we like; we all watch the totally different sports activities or root for the totally different teams we're a part of," mentioned Brown. "Books are not any totally different."

The goal is to get the 5,000 library cards in the hands of latest sign-ups this month.

"We're not trying to be a push again — a force pushing back in opposition to these choices — we wish to be an alternative choice to say, if you might not be capable to get it there... you will get it here," said Brown.

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