Photo: Robert Alfers · Public domainBedford has one public library, Bedford Public Library
From the centre of Bedford, it is 2.4 km away. Library statistics aren’t published openly in Nova Scotia, so there are no visit or loan figures for Bedford.
B−Civic life#53 of 88 in Nova ScotiaBedford’s civic life grade, input by input
Bedford gets a B− for civic life, #53 of 88 towns graded in Nova Scotia. Bedford 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.
570 registered charities give a Halifax mailing address
There is no count for Bedford on its own: the charities are those of all of Halifax. Per 1,000 residents that makes 1.1; the median is 1.1 for Nova Scotia 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.
37.0%
Volunteering here is a provincial number: 37.0% of people across Nova Scotia in 2023, likely 34.3% to 39.8%, set in a ten-province range of 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Bedford’s public library
In order of distance from the centre of Bedford, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Statistics Canada’s 2020 facilities list and OpenStreetMap supply the points; libraries of schools, colleges and hospitals are not shown.
Questions about the library and civic life in Bedford
Does Bedford have a public library?
Yes: Bedford Public 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).