Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Learn’ marketing campaign

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

While those books might be banned from some colleges, there's still someplace else you could find them.

"Our job is simply to make sure that if you want it, it's here for you," said Public Information Officer for the Nashville Public Library, Ed Brown.

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," mentioned Brown. "So we bought more copies on order but as soon as word got around about what occurred in McMinn County, we acquired plenty of holds."

Those are simply a few of the two million different materials on the Nashville Public Library.

"Lots of people don't want to read these books; they do not want their children to should learn these books, or forced to read these books, and that's wonderful," stated Brown. "But there are so much individuals who do, and we wish to be there for the people who do want to learn these materials."

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

"We all watch the TV exhibits that we like; all of us watch the different sports or root for the different teams we're part of," said Brown. "Books aren't any totally different."

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

"We're not making an attempt to be a push again — a drive pushing back in opposition to these decisions — we want to be an alternative choice to say, if you happen to could not be capable of get it there... you may get it here," said Brown.

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