Photo: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Edmonton has 24 public library branches
The population Edmonton Public Library serves is 972,223. 8.8 items per person served went out on loan in 2022. The figures are for 2022, the latest year Alberta has published openly.
–Civic lifeNot gradedThe three inputs behind a civic life grade for Edmonton
Not graded: a city is graded through its neighbourhoods, each on its own figures.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
1,638 registered charities give a Edmonton mailing address
That is 1.3 per 1,000 residents, against 1.3 in the typical Alberta town and 1.4 across Canada. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
37.1%
Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in Alberta at 37.1% in 2023, somewhere between 35.1% and 39.2%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Ahead of most of Alberta’s town libraries on 2 of 3 measures
Per person served, against the 118 town libraries in Alberta’s 2022 statistics.
Town libraries only; regional systems left out.
Some 9,532 visits on an average day
The year 2022 at Edmonton Public Library, in the library’s own counts.
24 public libraries in Edmonton
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Edmonton.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Per person served. Per-person rates rest on the service area the library reports, which may be larger or smaller than Edmonton itself.
Questions about the library and civic life in Edmonton
Does Edmonton have a public library?
Yes, 24: Edmonton Public Library - Idylwylde Branch, Edmonton Public Library Sprucewood Branch, Edmonton Public Library Strathcona Branch, Edmonton Public Library Woodcroft (Westmount) Branch and 20 more.
How busy is Edmonton Public Library?
Over 2022: 8,578,865 items out on loan, 3,479,257 visits through the door.
Library statistics: Alberta public library statistics, 2022. Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).