Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNo public library stands in Bathurst: the closest, Smurfit-Stone Public Library, is 8.3 km away
The next is Petit-Rocher Public Library (Petit-Rocher), 18 km away. Library statistics aren’t published openly in New Brunswick, so there are no visit or loan figures for Bathurst.
C+Civic life#43 of 60 in New BrunswickBehind Bathurst’s civic life grade
With a C+, Bathurst ranks #43 of 60 New Brunswick towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Bathurst has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
No registered charity gives a Bathurst mailing address
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.
34.4%
The 2023 survey gives New Brunswick one volunteering rate for all its towns, 34.4% (between 31.6% and 37.2%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The closest is 8.3 km from Bathurst
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Bathurst.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Two sources make the map, OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada list, with academic and private libraries dropped.
Questions about the library and civic life in Bathurst
Does Bathurst have a public library?
No, but Smurfit-Stone Public Library in New Brunswick is the nearest public library to Bathurst.
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).