Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ marketing campaign

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

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

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

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," mentioned Brown. "So we got more copies on order but as quickly as word bought around about what happened in McMinn County, we got a variety of holds."

These are simply among the two million different materials on the Nashville Public Library.

"Lots of people don't wish to learn these books; they don't need their kids to have to learn these books, or forced to learn these books, and that is high-quality," stated Brown. "However there are so much people who do, and we wish to be there for the people who do want to learn these supplies."

And if you want to make your love for these materials identified, what higher method than with your library card? The 5,000 limited edition playing cards for the 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 totally different teams we're a part of," stated Brown. "Books are no different."

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

"We aren't making an attempt to be a push again — a power pushing again towards these choices — we want to be an alternative to say, if you might not be able to get it there... you may get it here," mentioned Brown.

The restricted version library playing cards can be found as long as supplies final.