Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ campaign

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

Whereas those books is likely to be banned from some faculties, there's still some other place you will discover them.

"Our job is simply to make sure that if you want it, it is right here for you," mentioned Public Information Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," mentioned Brown. "So we received more copies on order however as quickly as word received round about what happened in McMinn County, we obtained numerous holds."

Those are just a number of the two million other supplies on the Nashville Public Library.

"A lot of people do not want to learn these books; they don't need their children to have to learn these books, or forced to learn these books, and that's wonderful," stated Brown. "However there are lots individuals who do, and we wish to be there for the individuals who do wish to learn these materials."

And if you wish to make your love for these supplies identified, what higher method than together with your library card? The 5,000 restricted version cards for the campaign say "I read banned books."

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

The purpose is to get the 5,000 library cards in the fingers of latest sign-ups this month.

"We aren't attempting to be a push back — a power pushing back in opposition to these choices — we wish to be a substitute for say, if you may not have the ability to get it there... you may get it here," said Brown.

The restricted version library cards are available as long as supplies last.