Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ 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 shelves.

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

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

"'Maus' is all checked out right now," mentioned Brown. "So we bought more copies on order but as soon as phrase received round about what occurred in McMinn County, we got a variety of holds."

These are just a few of the two million other materials on the Nashville Public Library.

"A lot of people don't want to learn these books; they do not want their kids to must read these books, or pressured to read these books, and that's wonderful," said Brown. "However there are rather a lot people who do, and we need to be there for the individuals who do need to learn these materials."

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

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

The objective is to get the 5,000 library cards within the palms of latest sign-ups this month.

"We're not making an attempt to be a push again — a drive pushing back against these decisions — we want to be an alternative to say, for those who might not be capable of get it there... you may get it right here," stated Brown.

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