Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ marketing campaign

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

Whereas those books might be banned from some faculties, there's still some place else you could find them.

"Our job is just to make sure that if you'd like it, it is right here for you," stated 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 word received round about what occurred in McMinn County, we obtained lots of holds."

Those are just some of the two million other materials on the Nashville Public Library.

"Lots of people do not want to learn these books; they don't want their youngsters to must learn these books, or compelled to learn these books, and that's effective," mentioned Brown. "However there are loads individuals who do, and we need to be there for the individuals who do wish to learn these materials."

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

"We all watch the TV reveals that we like; all of us watch the totally different sports or root for the different teams we're part of," stated Brown. "Books are not any completely different."

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

"We're not trying to be a push back — a pressure pushing back against these decisions — we want to be an alternative choice to say, should you may not be able to get it there... you may get it here," stated Brown.

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