Nashville Public Library launches ‘Freedom to Learn’ campaign

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

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

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

"'Maus' is all checked out proper now," stated Brown. "So we bought more copies on order but as soon as phrase obtained round about what happened in McMinn County, we obtained lots of holds."

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

"Lots of people do not want to learn these books; they don't want their children to have to learn these books, or forced to read these books, and that is high quality," said Brown. "But there are lots individuals who do, and we want to be there for the people who do wish to read these materials."

And if you want to make your love for these materials identified, what higher method than along with your library card? The 5,000 limited version playing cards for the campaign say "I read banned books."

"All of us watch the TV reveals that we like; all of us watch the totally different sports or root for the completely different teams we're a part of," mentioned Brown. "Books aren't any totally different."

The purpose is to get the 5,000 library cards in the fingers of new sign-ups this month.

"We're not attempting to be a push back — a pressure pushing again against these selections — we wish to be an alternative choice to say, in case you could not have the ability to get it there... you may get it here," said Brown.

The restricted edition library playing cards are available so long as provides last.