Alberta Book Ban

• Alberta school boards remove dozens of library books as provincial ban in effect

  The provincial policy, announced in the fall, requires schools to remove books containing explicit images or illustrations of sexual content.

  Education

  Jan 7
  
• Alberta revises school book ban policy to focus on sexual images

  The Alberta government has officially revised its school book ban to state that written descriptions of sex are OK, but images and illustrations of sex are not.

  Education

  Sep 8, 2025
  
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• Alberta government postpones release of revised school library book ban

  'We are taking the time needed to ensure that the revised ministerial order is clear for all school boards,' Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said.

  Education

  Sep 5, 2025
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• ‘It makes people want to read’: Bookstores see sales spike after Alberta government book ban

  Alberta bookstore owners say they've seen a spike in sales of some books caught up in the Alberta government's ban on books with explicit sexual content.

  Economy

  Sep 4, 2025
• Alberta rewriting order banning school library books to protect classics: Danielle Smith

  The Alberta government's move came after a draft list from Edmonton Public Schools of books to be removed from libraries was leaked online last week.

  Politics

  Sep 2, 2025
• Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta’s school library books ban with satirical story

  Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta's controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story.

  Politics

  Aug 31, 2025
• Edmonton Public removing more than 200 library books to comply with provincial rules

  Edmonton’s public school board is pulling more than 200 books from its library shelves to comply with provincial directive on banning books containing inappropriate sexual content.

  Education

  Aug 29, 2025