
'I read banned books' library card campaign launches in Nashville
CNN
The Nashville Public Library (NPL) is hoping to give out 5,000 free "banned books" library cards to local readers by the end of the month as Tennessee is among the states embroiled in the ongoing censorship debate across the nation.
The "Freedom to Read" campaign, which launched last week, is a direct response to book bans in schools.
Last week, Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill that would allow the state's textbook commission to overrule local school board decisions and ban certain school library books statewide, according to Chalkbeat Tennessee.

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