Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Learn’ campaign

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

While these books may be banned from some faculties, there's nonetheless elsewhere you'll find them.

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

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

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

"Lots of people don't want to learn these books; they don't need their kids to have to read these books, or pressured to read these books, and that's positive," said Brown. "However there are lots individuals who do, and we wish to be there for the individuals who do need to learn these supplies."

And if you wish to make your love for these supplies recognized, what better means than together with your library card? The 5,000 limited version playing 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 completely different teams we're part of," mentioned Brown. "Books are not any completely different."

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

"We're not attempting to be a push back — a force pushing back towards these choices — we need to be an alternative choice to say, in case you could not be able to get it there... you will get it here," stated Brown.

The restricted version library cards can be found so long as provides final.