Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ marketing campaign

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

Whereas these books is perhaps banned from some schools, there is still some other place you will discover them.

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

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," stated Brown. "So we acquired more copies on order however as soon as phrase acquired around about what happened in McMinn County, we obtained plenty of holds."

These are simply among the two million different materials on the Nashville Public Library.

"Lots of people do not want to learn these books; they don't want their kids to need to learn these books, or compelled to learn these books, and that's superb," mentioned Brown. "But there are lots individuals who do, and we wish to be there for the people who do need to learn these materials."

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

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

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

"We are not trying to be a push back — a drive pushing back in opposition to these choices — we want to be an alternative choice to say, should you may not be capable of get it there... you may get it here," said Brown.

The limited edition library cards can be found as long as provides final.