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Alberta Public Libraries Toolkit

Official Government Documents:

  1. Text of Bill 28 (see pp. 8-10)

  2. Amended Libraries Act Regulation (see Part 5.1)

  3. Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of Part 5.1 of the Libraries Regulation

     

Resources for Public Libraries:

  1. An Open Letter to Alberta Library Boards Facing a Tough Choice among Three Options (October 27, 2026)

  2. What Does Bill 28 Do?

  3. Public Education Campaign Suggestions for Alberta Public Libraries

  4. Profiles of the four books most cited by Alberta government as justifying its censorship of libraries:

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  1. Display Suggestion: Books On Censorship & Book Banning for Early Grades, Middle Grades, & Teens

  2. Intellectual Freedom Course for Public Library Staff

  3. Biography of Minister of Municipal Affairs, Dan Williams

  4. Alberta's Forgotten Censor - "The Advisory Board on Objectionable Publications (1954-1976)