Photo: Darren Kirby · CC BY-SA 3.0Revelstoke has one public library, ORL: Revelstoke Branch
The library is 0.4 km from the centre of Revelstoke. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Revelstoke in particular.
B+Civic life#119 of 254 in British ColumbiaBehind Revelstoke’s civic life grade
Revelstoke gets a B+ for civic life, #119 of 254 towns graded in British Columbia. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Revelstoke has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Revelstoke mailing addresses hold 29 registered charities
That is 3.1 per 1,000 residents, against 1.2 in the typical British Columbia 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.
36.9%
Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in British Columbia at 36.9% in 2023, somewhere between 35.2% and 38.7%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Revelstoke’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Revelstoke.
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 Revelstoke
Does Revelstoke have a public library?
Yes: ORL: Revelstoke 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).