Photo: Genvievegarneau2 · CC BY-SA 4.0Sherbrooke’s public library works from 5 branches
The population Sherbrooke public library serves is 184,667. It counted 3.2 in-person visits per person served in 2025. The figures come from Quebec’s public library statistics for 2025, as the library filed them.
CCivic life#213 of 507 in QuebecWhat Sherbrooke’s civic life grade weighs
Sherbrooke gets a C for civic life, #213 of 507 towns graded in Quebec. All three civic life inputs exist for Sherbrooke: 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.
364 registered charities are based in Sherbrooke, by mailing address
That is 2 per 1,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical Quebec town and 1.4 across Canada. The CRA files each charity under its mailing address, so a service town collects its region’s charities and a suburb or rural municipality few.
25.2%
For 2023, the provincial survey estimates that 25.2% of people in Quebec volunteered formally (likely 24.0% to 26.4%); among the ten provinces the rate goes from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Some 1,608 visits on an average day
What Sherbrooke public library counted in 2025, as the library reported it.
5 public libraries in Sherbrooke
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Sherbrooke.
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 Sherbrooke
Does Sherbrooke have a public library?
Yes, 5: Bibliothèque Bertrand-Delisle, Bibliotheque de Lennoxville, Bibliothèque Éva-Sénécal, Bibliothèque Du Secteur De Saint-Élie and 1 more.
How busy is Sherbrooke public library?
It counted 586,777 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).