Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ marketing campaign

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

While these books is likely to be banned from some colleges, there is nonetheless some place else you will discover them.

"Our job is just to ensure that if you need it, it's here for you," mentioned Public Info Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," stated Brown. "So we got extra copies on order but as quickly as phrase obtained round about what happened in McMinn County, we received lots of holds."

Those are simply among the two million different supplies at the Nashville Public Library.

"A lot of people do not need to learn these books; they do not need their children to should learn these books, or compelled to learn these books, and that's tremendous," mentioned Brown. "However there are quite a bit people who do, and we need to be there for the people who do wish to read these materials."

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

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

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

"We are not making an attempt to be a push again — a drive pushing again in opposition to these selections — we want to be a substitute for say, if you happen to could not be capable of get it there... you can get it here," said Brown.

The limited edition library playing cards can be found as long as supplies final.