Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ marketing campaign

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

Whereas those books might be banned from some colleges, there's nonetheless some place else you will discover them.

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

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

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

"Lots of people do not want to read these books; they don't want their youngsters to need to read these books, or compelled to read these books, and that is nice," mentioned Brown. "But there are rather a lot individuals who do, and we want to be there for the people who do wish to learn these materials."

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

"All of us watch the TV reveals that we like; all of us watch the totally different sports or root for the completely different teams we're part of," mentioned Brown. "Books aren't any completely different."

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

"We are not trying to be a push back — a power pushing back towards these decisions — we wish to be a substitute for say, if you happen to could not be capable of get it there... you may get it here," stated Brown.

The restricted edition library cards are available so long as provides final.