Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0New Glasgow Public Library is New Glasgow’s public library
It sits 0.6 km from the centre of New Glasgow. Library statistics aren’t published openly in Nova Scotia, so there are no visit or loan figures for New Glasgow.
ACivic life#8 of 88 in Nova ScotiaWhat New Glasgow’s civic life grade weighs
With a A, New Glasgow ranks #8 of 88 Nova Scotia towns on civic life. New Glasgow 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.
New Glasgow mailing addresses hold 53 registered charities
That is 5.1 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%
The 2023 survey gives Nova Scotia one volunteering rate for all its towns, 37.0% (between 34.3% and 39.8%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
New Glasgow’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of New Glasgow.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The locations come from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s cultural facilities list of 2020, public libraries only.
Questions about the library and civic life in New Glasgow
Does New Glasgow have a public library?
Yes: New Glasgow 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).