Oliver has two public libraries, ORL: Oliver Branch and Oliver Branch

Oliver has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.

B⁺Civic life#107 of 254 in British Columbia

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Libraries

Charities

5.1 per 1,000 residents

Civic life grade

Behind Oliver’s civic life grade

With a B+, Oliver ranks #107 of 254 British Columbia towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Oliver has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.

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Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Oliver’s overall grade.

–Library visitsNo library board of its own BCharities5.1 per 1,000 · British Columbia towns 1.2 · Canada 1.4 B⁺Volunteering36.9% of residents · all of British Columbia, 2023

Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.

Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.

Places to belong

27 registered charities are based in Oliver, by mailing address

It works out to 5.1 per 1,000 residents, where the typical British Columbia town has 1.2 and Canada’s 1.4. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.

Volunteering

36.9%

The 2023 survey gives British Columbia one volunteering rate for all its towns, 36.9% (between 35.2% and 38.7%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.

Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.

The libraries

Oliver’s 2 public libraries

Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Oliver.

0.5kmOliver BranchDirections →0.8kmORL: Oliver BranchWebsite →

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Library locations. The map joins OpenStreetMap with Statistics Canada’s 2020 cultural facilities list and leaves out school, college and private libraries.

Questions about the library and civic life in Oliver

Does Oliver have a public library?

Yes, 2: ORL: Oliver Branch and Oliver 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).