Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.08 public library branches serve Saint John
They are East Branch Library, Le Cormoran Library, Saint John Free Public Library and 5 more. Without open library statistics in New Brunswick, the page names Saint John’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
B+Civic life#10 of 60 in New BrunswickWhat Saint John’s civic life grade weighs
With a B+, Saint John ranks #10 of 60 New Brunswick towns on civic life. Saint John has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
187 registered charities give a Saint John mailing address
Per 1,000 residents that makes 2.4; the median is 1.8 for New Brunswick towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
34.4%
No town-level count exists, so the page uses New Brunswick as a whole: 34.4% volunteered formally in 2023, between 31.6% and 37.2%, while the provinces span 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Saint John’s 8 public libraries
In order of distance from the centre of Saint John, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. A library listed by both OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada appears once; campus, school and private ones are left off.
Questions about the library and civic life in Saint John
Does Saint John have a public library?
Yes, 8: East Branch Library, Le Cormoran Library, Saint John Free Public Library, Saint John Free Public Library and 4 more.
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).