Amherst has one public library, Four Fathers Memorial Library

From the centre of Amherst, it is 0.8 km away. Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Nova Scotia, so this page has none for Amherst.

ACivic life#8 of 88 in Nova Scotia

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Libraries

Charities

5.1 per 1,000 residents

Civic life grade

Amherst’s civic life grade, input by input

Amherst gets a A for civic life, #8 of 88 towns graded in Nova Scotia. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Amherst, enough for a grade: charities and volunteering, but not library visits.

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

–Library visitsNo open library statistics in Nova Scotia A⁺Charities5.1 per 1,000 · Nova Scotia towns 1.1 · Canada 1.4 A⁻Volunteering37.0% of residents · all of Nova Scotia, 2023

Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.

Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.

Places to belong

Amherst mailing addresses hold 51 registered charities

Per 1,000 residents that makes 5.1; the median is 1.1 for Nova Scotia 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.

Volunteering

37.0%

Across Nova Scotia, 37.0% of people volunteered through an organization in 2023, a provincial estimate with a likely range of 34.3% to 39.8%; the lowest province sits at 25.2% and the highest at 40.3%.

Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.

The libraries

Amherst’s public library

Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Amherst.

0.8kmFour Fathers Memorial LibraryWebsite →

How to read these numbers

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 Amherst

Does Amherst have a public library?

Yes: Four Fathers Memorial Library.

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).