Laurentian Valley has no public library of its own; the nearest is Pembroke Public Library, 4.6 km away

After it comes Petawawa Public Library (Petawawa), 12 km away.

No figures to show. The 2024 statistics list Laurentian Valley public library, but without visits, loans or cards for it.

Civic life grade

Behind Laurentian Valley’s civic life grade

Civic life in Laurentian Valley grades C: #694 of the 866 towns graded in Ontario. All three civic life inputs exist for Laurentian Valley: library visits per resident, charities per 1,000 residents and the provincial volunteering rate.

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

D⁻Library visits0 per resident · Ontario towns 4.5 B⁺Charities0 per 1,000 · Ontario towns 1.4 · Canada 1.4 C⁺Volunteering32.1% of residents · all of Ontario, 2023

Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.

Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.

Places to belong

No registered charity gives a Laurentian Valley mailing address

Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.

Volunteering

32.1%

Volunteering here is a provincial number: 32.1% of people across Ontario in 2023, likely 31.0% to 33.2%, set in a ten-province range of 25.2% to 40.3%.

Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.

Nearest libraries

The closest is 4.6 km from Laurentian Valley

In order of distance from the centre of Laurentian Valley, as the crow flies.

4.6kmPembroke Public LibraryPembrokeDirections →12kmPetawawa Public LibraryPetawawaDirections →26kmWhitewater Region Public Library - Beachburg BranchWhitewater RegionDirections →29kmWhitewater Region Public Library - Cobden BranchWhitewater RegionDirections →30kmBonnechere Union Public LibraryEganvilleWebsite →

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Library locations. OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020), merged; school, college, hospital and private libraries are left out.

Questions about the library and civic life in Laurentian Valley

Does Laurentian Valley have a public library?

No, but Pembroke Public Library in Pembroke is the nearest public library to Laurentian Valley.

Library statistics: Ontario Public Library Statistics, 2024. 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).