School Library Materials (English)

The Government of Alberta wants to hear from Albertans about age-appropriate materials in school libraries

To bring more transparency and oversight to the selection and management of school library materials, including those with sexually explicit content, Alberta’s government is considering new standards that would establish consistent requirements for school boards in selecting material for their school library collections.

For the purposes of this survey, sexually explicit content refers to language, or material, including a written description, illustration, photographic image, video image, or audio file that includes explicit descriptions or visual depictions of sexual behaviour or sexual acts of any kind.

School libraries should provide developmentally or age-appropriate resources in various formats to meet the diverse needs of students across different age groups. Through this survey, we want to gather your views about what you believe is acceptable for school library collections.

This survey takes 5 to 10 minutes to complete and closes June 06, 2025.

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Your privacy is important

The views or opinions you provide, as well as the personal information about you, are protected by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act. We are collecting this information to help inform decisions about children accessing age-appropriate materials in school libraries, as authorized by Section 33(c) of the FOIP Act. We will not use or disclose your personal information for any other purpose without your written consent or unless required to do so by law.

If you have questions about how we collect or use your information, contact the Executive Director, Policy and Planning by email at edc.policybranch@gov.ab.ca or mail to 44 Capital Boulevard, 10044 108 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 5E6.

Please do not submit responses that include personal information about other people.