Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0At 1.7 visits per person served, Otonabee-South Monaghan Public Library is quieter than 89% of Ontario’s town libraries
Otonabee-South Monaghan Public Library serves 7,087 people from 3 branches. In 2024 it lent 3.7 items for every person it serves. The yearly visit count is an estimate: Ontario libraries count a typical week, then multiply by 52.
CCivic life#723 of 866 in OntarioBehind Otonabee-South Monaghan’s civic life grade
Otonabee-South Monaghan gets a C for civic life, #723 of 866 towns graded in Ontario. All three civic life inputs exist for Otonabee-South Monaghan: library visits per resident, charities per 1,000 residents and the provincial volunteering rate.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
No registered charity gives a Otonabee-South Monaghan mailing address
Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
32.1%
Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in Ontario at 32.1% in 2023, somewhere between 31.0% and 33.2%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Behind most of Ontario’s town libraries on all 3 measures
Each figure is per person served, set against 195 town libraries in Ontario’s statistics for 2024.
Town libraries only; regional systems left out.
About 230 visits in a typical week
Everything counted at Otonabee-South Monaghan Public Library in 2024: visits, loans and cards.
3 public libraries in Otonabee-South Monaghan
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Otonabee-South Monaghan.
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 Otonabee-South Monaghan
Does Otonabee-South Monaghan have a public library?
Yes, 3: Otonabee South Monaghan Public Library - Gayle Nelson Keene Branch, Otonabee South Monaghan Public Library - Stewart Hall Branch and Otonabee-South Monaghan Public Library - Bailieboro Branch.
How busy is Otonabee-South Monaghan Public Library?
It counted 11,960 in-person visits and lent 25,970 items in 2024.
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).