Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Learn’ campaign

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

Whereas these books could be banned from some schools, there may be still someplace else yow will discover them.

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

"'Maus' is all checked out right now," said Brown. "So we bought extra copies on order however as quickly as phrase got around about what happened in McMinn County, we obtained a lot of holds."

Those are simply a few of the two million different materials on the Nashville Public Library.

"Lots of people do not wish to learn these books; they do not want their children to need to learn these books, or compelled to read these books, and that's high quality," mentioned Brown. "But there are lots individuals who do, and we wish to be there for the people who do want to read these supplies."

And if you want to make your love for these materials known, what better means than together with your library card? The 5,000 limited version cards for the campaign say "I read banned books."

"All of us watch the TV exhibits that we like; we all watch the completely different sports activities or root for the completely different groups we're part of," said Brown. "Books are no different."

The objective is to get the 5,000 library cards within the palms of recent sign-ups this month.

"We aren't making an attempt to be a push again — a force pushing again towards these decisions — we need to be a substitute for say, in case you could not be capable to get it there... you will get it here," said Brown.

The restricted version library playing cards are available so long as supplies final.