Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ campaign

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

Whereas these books is likely to be banned from some schools, there's still somewhere else yow will discover them.

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

"'Maus' is all checked out right now," said Brown. "So we acquired more copies on order but as quickly as phrase obtained round about what happened in McMinn County, we received loads of holds."

Those are simply a number of the two million other supplies on the Nashville Public Library.

"Lots of people do not need to learn these books; they do not want their children to have to learn these books, or compelled to read these books, and that is positive," said Brown. "However there are loads individuals who do, and we want to be there for the individuals who do need to read these materials."

And if you wish to make your love for these materials identified, what higher approach than with your library card? The 5,000 restricted version cards for the marketing campaign say "I read banned books."

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

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

"We aren't trying to be a push back — a power pushing back towards these selections — we need to be an alternative choice to say, if you happen to could not be capable to get it there... you may get it right here," said Brown.

The limited edition library cards can be found so long as provides last.