Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Learn’ marketing campaign

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

Whereas these books could be banned from some faculties, there may be nonetheless elsewhere yow will discover them.

"Our job is just to ensure that if you'd like it, it is right here for you," stated 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 but as quickly as phrase obtained round about what occurred in McMinn County, we bought quite a lot of holds."

These are just a number of the two million different supplies at the Nashville Public Library.

"Lots of people do not want to learn these books; they do not need their kids to have to learn these books, or pressured to read these books, and that is positive," stated Brown. "However 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 wish to make your love for these supplies known, what better way than together with your library card? The 5,000 limited edition playing 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 completely different sports or root for the different teams we're a part of," said Brown. "Books are no totally different."

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

"We're not trying to be a push again — a drive pushing back in opposition to these choices — we wish to be a substitute for say, in case you could not be able to get it there... you can get it right here," said Brown.

The limited edition library cards are available as long as supplies last.