Photo: Alchimist · CC BY-SA 3.0More visits per person served than 85% of Quebec’s town libraries: Rimouski public library counts 7.1
From 6 branches, Rimouski public library serves 51,188 people. These are 2025 figures, the library’s own yearly return to Quebec’s statistics.
B+Civic life#5 of 507 in QuebecBehind Rimouski’s civic life grade
Rimouski gets a B+ for civic life, #5 of 507 towns graded in Quebec. A civic life grade combines library visits per resident, registered charities per 1,000 residents and the province’s volunteering rate, and all three exist for Rimouski.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
124 registered charities give a Rimouski mailing address
That is 2.4 per 1,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical Quebec town and 1.4 across Canada. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
25.2%
The 2023 survey gives Quebec one volunteering rate for all its towns, 25.2% (between 24.0% and 26.4%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Some 991 visits on an average day
Everything counted at Rimouski public library in 2025: visits, loans and cards.
6 public libraries in Rimouski
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Rimouski.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Visits count everyone. Tourists, commuters and neighbours all add to the visits, and nobody records which of them live in Rimouski.
Questions about the library and civic life in Rimouski
Does Rimouski have a public library?
Yes, 6: Bibliothèque Lisette-Morin, Bibliothèque De Pointe-Au-Père, Bibliothèque De Saint-Valerien, Bibliothèque du Bic and 2 more.
How busy is Rimouski public library?
It counted 361,590 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).