Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Guysborough has two public libraries, Canso Public Library and Cyril Ward Memorial Library
Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Nova Scotia, so this page has none for Guysborough.
A+Civic life#1 of 88 in Nova ScotiaGuysborough’s civic life grade, input by input
Guysborough gets a A+ for civic life, #1 of 88 towns graded in Nova Scotia. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Guysborough has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
29 registered charities are based in Guysborough, by mailing address
That is 6.1 per 1,000 residents, against 1.1 in the typical Nova Scotia 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.
37.0%
Between 34.3% and 39.8% of people in Nova Scotia volunteered formally in 2023, 37.0% at the estimate’s middle; that is one figure for the province, which ranges from 25.2% to 40.3% nationally.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
2 public libraries in Guysborough
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Guysborough.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The points are public libraries only, drawn from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020).
Questions about the library and civic life in Guysborough
Does Guysborough have a public library?
Yes, 2: Canso Public Library and Cyril Ward 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).