Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Learn’ marketing campaign

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

While those books might be banned from some schools, there may be nonetheless some place else you can find them.

"Our job is just to make sure that if you need it, it is right here for you," said Public Data Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," mentioned Brown. "So we received extra copies on order but as quickly as phrase got around about what happened in McMinn County, we acquired a whole lot of holds."

These are simply a number of the two million different materials at the Nashville Public Library.

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

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

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

The purpose is to get the 5,000 library cards within the hands of new sign-ups this month.

"We aren't trying to be a push again — a drive pushing back towards these choices — we need to be an alternative choice to say, when you might not be capable of get it there... you will get it here," mentioned Brown.

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