Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Learn’ marketing campaign

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

Whereas those books is perhaps banned from some faculties, there may be still someplace else yow will discover them.

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

"'Maus' is all checked out right now," stated Brown. "So we acquired more copies on order however as soon as phrase got around about what happened in McMinn County, we received plenty of holds."

These are simply among the two million different supplies at the Nashville Public Library.

"A lot of people do not wish to learn these books; they do not want their children to must read these books, or compelled to learn these books, and that is fine," mentioned Brown. "But there are quite a bit individuals who do, and we need to be there for the individuals who do wish to read these materials."

And if you wish to make your love for these supplies identified, what higher approach than together with your library card? The 5,000 limited edition cards for the campaign say "I learn banned books."

"We all watch the TV reveals that we like; all of us watch the totally different sports activities or root for the totally different groups we're part of," said Brown. "Books are not any totally different."

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

"We aren't trying to be a push back — a pressure pushing back against these selections — we need to be a substitute for say, for those who may not have the ability to get it there... you will get it here," stated Brown.

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