Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ campaign

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

While these books may be banned from some colleges, there is nonetheless somewhere else you can find them.

"Our job is simply to ensure that if you want it, it is 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 however as soon as phrase got around about what occurred in McMinn County, we obtained a variety of holds."

These are just some 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 should read these books, or forced to learn these books, and that's high quality," stated Brown. "But there are so much people 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 supplies known, what higher approach than with your library card? The 5,000 limited version cards for the campaign say "I learn 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 part of," mentioned Brown. "Books aren't any completely different."

The purpose is to get the 5,000 library playing cards within the hands of recent sign-ups this month.

"We aren't trying to be a push back — a power pushing back in opposition to these decisions — we want to be a substitute for say, if you happen to could not be capable of get it there... you can get it here," mentioned Brown.

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