Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Read’ marketing campaign

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

Whereas these books might be banned from some colleges, there's nonetheless elsewhere you will discover them.

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

"'Maus' is all checked out right now," said Brown. "So we received more copies on order but as soon as phrase received around about what happened in McMinn County, we obtained a whole lot of holds."

These are just among the two million other materials on the Nashville Public Library.

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

And if you wish to make your love for these supplies known, what higher manner than together 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 different sports or root for the totally different teams we're part of," said Brown. "Books are not any completely different."

The aim is to get the 5,000 library cards within the hands of new sign-ups this month.

"We aren't making an attempt to be a push again — a pressure pushing back in opposition to these choices — we wish to be an alternative choice to say, in case you may not have the ability to get it there... you will get it here," said Brown.

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