Celebrate Your Freedom to Read

Join us in celebrating and elevating Nashville Public Library’s commitment to intellectual freedom by making a donation to our Banned Books campaign. Give today and explore this page for additional ways to show your support.

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Support the Free Exchange of Ideas

Your gift to NPLF’s Banned Books Campaign will help expand our library’s well-rounded collection that offers stories, ideas, and information representing all perspectives. As a thank you for your generous support, opt to receive an “I Read Banned Books” sticker.

Wear Your Support on Your Sleeve

Shop our collection of “I Read Banned Books” merchandise available through Bonfire. Proceeds from every sale support NPLF.

“If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.”

"Banning books give us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight."

“Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...”

Get A Library Card

Get your free “I Read Banned Books” library card at any NPL Branch.

Help Us Spread the Word

Post a photo on your social media featuring a banned book libation with #cheerstonpl, tag the venue and @nextchaptersociety for a chance to win NPL Banned Books swag.