Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Acton Vale has two public libraries, Bibliothèque De Lefebvre and Bibliothèque municipale d'Acton Vale
Acton Vale public library has 2 branches for the 7,978 people it serves. It counted 2 in-person visits per person served in 2025. These 2025 figures are what the library reported to Quebec’s public library statistics.
DCivic life#360 of 507 in QuebecBehind Acton Vale’s civic life grade
Acton Vale gets a D for civic life, #360 of 507 towns graded in Quebec. All three civic life inputs exist for Acton Vale: 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.
10 registered charities are based in Acton Vale, by mailing address
It works out to 1.3 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Quebec town has 1.4 and Canada’s 1.4. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
25.2%
Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in Quebec at 25.2% in 2023, somewhere between 24.0% and 26.4%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Some 45 visits on an average day
Everything counted at Acton Vale public library in 2025: visits, loans and cards.
Acton Vale’s 2 public libraries
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Acton Vale.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Two sources make the map, OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada list, with academic and private libraries dropped.
Questions about the library and civic life in Acton Vale
Does Acton Vale have a public library?
Yes, 2: Bibliothèque De Lefebvre and Bibliothèque municipale d'Acton Vale.
How busy is Acton Vale public library?
It counted 16,327 in-person visits in 2025.
Library statistics: Statistiques des bibliothèques publiques du Québec, 2025. 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).