What’s Happening
The Alberta government is reviewing school library content in Kindergarten to Grade 9 schools after receiving complaints about “graphic and age-inappropriate” material. Four books—Gender Queer, Fun Home, Blankets, and Flamer—have been publicly cited for their sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes.
While Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has stated that this is not a “book ban,” the province intends to implement province-wide standards that would limit which books can be included in school libraries.
A public survey was open until June 6, 2025, and gathered 77,395 unique responses. You can see all the results here.
Despite them showing that the majority of respondents don’t support a provincial standard, the province decided to develop one.
This article from CTV News has a great summary:
Survey shows most Albertans don’t want province setting standards for school library books, province going ahead