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Libraries · North Shore

No public library stands in North Shore: the closest, Robertson Library, is 13 km away

The next is Tiny Library (Seasonal) (Charlottetown), 15 km away. Without open library statistics on Prince Edward Island, the page names North Shore’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.

A−Civic life#6 of 12 in Prince Edward Island
Civic life grade

Behind North Shore’s civic life grade

North Shore gets a A− for civic life, #6 of 12 towns graded in Prince Edward Island. North Shore has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.

A−
Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of North Shore’s overall grade.

Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.

Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.

Places to belong

No registered charity gives a North Shore 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

40.3%

Volunteering here is a provincial number: 40.3% of people across Prince Edward Island in 2023, likely 36.8% to 43.9%, set in a ten-province range of 25.2% to 40.3%.

Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.

Nearest libraries

The nearest library is 13 km from North Shore

In order of distance from the centre of North Shore, as the crow flies.

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 North Shore

Does North Shore have a public library?

North Shore has none mapped; the closest public library is Robertson Library, in Charlottetown.

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).