Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Learn’ campaign

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

While those books is likely to be banned from some colleges, there may be nonetheless elsewhere you could find them.

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

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," stated Brown. "So we bought extra copies on order but as quickly as word bought round about what happened in McMinn County, we acquired quite a lot of holds."

Those are simply a number of the two million different materials at the Nashville Public Library.

"Lots of people do not want to learn these books; they do not want their children to should learn these books, or forced to read these books, and that is positive," stated Brown. "However there are quite a bit individuals who do, and we want to be there for the individuals who do need to learn these supplies."

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

"All of us watch the TV exhibits that we like; all of us watch the completely different sports activities or root for the different teams we're part of," mentioned Brown. "Books are not any totally different."

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

"We're not making an attempt to be a push again — a force pushing back towards these selections — we need to be a substitute for say, in case you could not be capable of get it there... you can get it here," stated Brown.

The restricted edition library playing cards are available so long as supplies final.