Photo: busand2003 · CC BY 3.0The nearest public library to Melbourne is Bibliotheque De Richmond, 3.1 km away
The next is Bibliothèque De Saint-Claude (Saint-Claude), 14 km away. Melbourne has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
DCivic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringBehind Melbourne’s civic life grade
Melbourne’s civic life grade is D. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Melbourne has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Melbourne mailing addresses hold 2 registered charities
It works out to 1.8 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Quebec town has 1.4 and Canada’s 1.4. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
25.2%
No town-level count exists, so the page uses Quebec as a whole: 25.2% volunteered formally in 2023, between 24.0% and 26.4%, while the provinces span 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The closest is 3.1 km from Melbourne
In order of distance from the centre of Melbourne, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. A library listed by both OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada appears once; campus, school and private ones are left off.
Questions about the library and civic life in Melbourne
Does Melbourne have a public library?
No, but Bibliotheque De Richmond in Richmond is the nearest public library to Melbourne.
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).