Lumby has two public libraries, ORL: Lumby Branch and Lumby Branch
Lumby has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
A−Civic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringBehind Lumby’s civic life grade
Lumby gets a A− for civic life. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Lumby, enough for a grade: charities and volunteering, but not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Lumby mailing addresses hold 14 registered charities
Per 1,000 residents that makes 6.2; the median is 1.2 for British Columbia towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. The CRA files each charity under its mailing address, so a service town collects its region’s charities and a suburb or rural municipality few.
36.9%
Volunteering here is a provincial number: 36.9% of people across British Columbia in 2023, likely 35.2% to 38.7%, set in a ten-province range of 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
2 public libraries in Lumby
In order of distance from the centre of Lumby, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Only public libraries are mapped: OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s 2020 list, with school and university libraries removed.
Questions about the library and civic life in Lumby
Does Lumby have a public library?
Yes, 2: ORL: Lumby Branch and Lumby Branch.
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).