Photo: William Booth · Public domainShelburne’s public library is Mckay Memorial Library
It stands 0.8 km from the centre of Shelburne. Library statistics aren’t published openly in Nova Scotia, so there are no visit or loan figures for Shelburne.
ACivic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringShelburne’s civic life grade, input by input
Civic life in Shelburne grades A. Shelburne 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.
No registered charity gives a Shelburne mailing address
Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
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.
Shelburne’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Shelburne.
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 Shelburne
Does Shelburne have a public library?
Yes: Mckay 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).