Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ marketing campaign

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

Whereas those books is likely to be banned from some faculties, there's nonetheless somewhere else yow will discover them.

"Our job is simply to make sure that if you'd like it, it is here for you," said Public Information Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," said Brown. "So we obtained more copies on order however as quickly as phrase got round about what happened in McMinn County, we obtained plenty of holds."

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

"A lot of people don't want to learn these books; they do not need their youngsters to should learn these books, or pressured to learn these books, and that's fantastic," stated Brown. "However there are so much people who do, and we need to be there for the people who do want to read these materials."

And if you want to make your love for these supplies recognized, what better means than with your library card? The 5,000 restricted version playing cards for the marketing campaign say "I read banned books."

"All of us watch the TV shows that we like; we all watch the completely different sports activities or root for the completely different teams we're part of," mentioned Brown. "Books are no different."

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

"We aren't attempting to be a push back — a drive pushing back towards these choices — we wish to be a substitute for say, for those who could not be capable of get it there... you will get it right here," said Brown.

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