Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0Shefford has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bromont Bibliotheque, 6.1 km away
The next is Bibliothèque Paul-O Trépanier (Granby), 8.8 km away. Shefford has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
DCivic life#370 of 507 in QuebecWhat Shefford’s civic life grade weighs
Civic life in Shefford grades D: #370 of the 507 towns graded in Quebec. Shefford has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Shefford mailing addresses hold 5 registered charities
That is 0.7 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%
Across Quebec, 25.2% of people volunteered through an organization in 2023, a provincial estimate with a likely range of 24.0% to 26.4%; the lowest province sits at 25.2% and the highest at 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The closest is 6.1 km from Shefford
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Shefford.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The locations come from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s cultural facilities list of 2020, public libraries only.
Questions about the library and civic life in Shefford
Does Shefford have a public library?
No library is mapped inside Shefford, and the nearest one is Bromont Bibliotheque in Bromont.
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).