Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ marketing campaign

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

Whereas those books is likely to be banned from some schools, there's still some other place you'll find them.

"Our job is simply to ensure that in order for you it, it's here for you," stated Public Information Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

"'Maus' is all checked out right now," said Brown. "So we received extra copies on order but as soon as word acquired around about what happened in McMinn County, we obtained a whole lot of holds."

Those are just among the two million other materials at the Nashville Public Library.

"Lots of people do not wish to learn these books; they don't want their kids to have to learn these books, or pressured to read these books, and that is high quality," stated Brown. "However there are quite a bit individuals who do, and we want to be there for the people who do want to learn these materials."

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

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

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

"We're not trying to be a push again — a power pushing back against these selections — we wish to be an alternative choice to say, in the event you may not be able to get it there... you will get it right here," said Brown.

The restricted edition library cards are available as long as provides last.