Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ marketing campaign

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

While those books may be banned from some colleges, there is nonetheless elsewhere yow will discover them.

"Our job is just to ensure that if you want it, it is right here for you," stated Public Data Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

"'Maus' is all checked out right now," stated Brown. "So we received more copies on order however as quickly as word received around about what happened in McMinn County, we obtained plenty of holds."

Those are simply a number of the two million different supplies on the Nashville Public Library.

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

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

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

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

"We're not attempting to be a push back — a force pushing back towards these decisions — we need to be an alternative to say, in case you may not be capable to get it there... you will get it right here," said Brown.

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