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Board Chair statement on books removed from school libraries

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

Families and community members have raised numerous concerns to the Board of Trustees regarding the list of books that will be removed from Edmonton Public Schools as a result of the Government of Alberta’s Ministerial Order on the Standards for the Selection, Availability, and Access of School Library Materials.

The Board of Trustees agrees with these concerns and voiced our opposition to the provincial changes before the Ministerial Order was issued.

As a result of the Ministerial Order, several excellent books will be removed from our shelves this fall. Division staff worked over the summer to ensure that only books that directly met the criteria in the Ministerial Order were added to the Division’s removal list.

We encourage anyone who has a concern about a book being removed, or the criteria for book removal set out in the Ministerial Order to contact the Minister of Education and Childcare directly.

—Board Chair Julie Kusiek