Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ marketing campaign
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2022-05-05 10:35:19
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It's a matter that is taken hold in Tennessee: books like "Maus" or "Stroll Two Moons" have been pulled from shelves.
While those books could be banned from some colleges, there is still someplace else you'll find them.
"Our job is just to make sure that if you'd like it, it's 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 got more copies on order however as soon as word received round about what happened in McMinn County, we bought plenty of holds."
Those are just some of the two million other supplies at the Nashville Public Library.
"A lot of people don't want to learn these books; they do not want their children to must learn these books, or pressured to learn these books, and that is fantastic," stated Brown. "But there are so much individuals who do, and we need to be there for the people who do wish to read these supplies."
And if you want to make your love for these materials known, what better method than together with your library card? The 5,000 limited edition cards for the 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 groups we're a part of," mentioned Brown. "Books aren't any completely different."
The objective is to get the 5,000 library cards within the hands of latest sign-ups this month.
"We're not making an attempt to be a push back — a pressure pushing back in opposition to these choices — we need to be a substitute for say, when you might not have the ability to get it there... you may get it right here," said Brown.
The limited edition library playing cards can be found as long as supplies final.
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