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title: "Libraries in Cape Breton, NS: 11 locations"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/libraries"
description: "Public library branches and other libraries in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia: 11 in all, each with its address and a directions link. With a map."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Libraries in Cape Breton

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

There are 11 libraries in Cape Breton on this map, from open data. Cape Breton Regional Municipality is the operator on record for 9 of the 11. Each has its address and a directions link.

## Libraries (11)

- **Beaton Institute/Cape Breton University**: 1250 Grand Road, B1P 6L2. [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.16799,-60.09054)
- **Cape Breton Regional Library**: 50 Falmouth Street, B1P 6X9. Operator on record: [Cape Breton Regional Library Board](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cape-breton-regional-library-board). [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.13582,-60.19344)
- **Dominion Public Library**: 78 Commercial Street, B1G 1B4. Operator on record: [Cape Breton Regional Municipality](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cape-breton-regional-municipality). [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.21096,-60.0222)
- **Florence Public Library**: 676 Bras Road, B1Y 1E4. Operator on record: [Cape Breton Regional Municipality](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cape-breton-regional-municipality). [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.25638,-60.26235)
- **Glace Bay Public Library**: 121 Union Street, B1A 2P8. Operator on record: [Cape Breton Regional Municipality](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cape-breton-regional-municipality). [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.19388,-59.96075)
- **Main-A-Dieu Library**: 2886 Louisbourg Road, B1C 1X5. Operator on record: [Cape Breton Regional Municipality](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cape-breton-regional-municipality). [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.00514,-59.84628)
- **Martha Hollett Memorial Library**: 1 Fraser Avenue, B1V 2B8. Operator on record: [Cape Breton Regional Municipality](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cape-breton-regional-municipality). [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.24201,-60.2314)
- **New Waterford Public Library**: 3390 Plummer Avenue, B1H 4K4. Operator on record: [Cape Breton Regional Municipality](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cape-breton-regional-municipality). [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.24888,-60.08616)
- **Tompkins Memorial Library**: 3-2249 Sydney Road, B1E 1J9. Operator on record: [Cape Breton Regional Municipality](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cape-breton-regional-municipality). [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.1803,-60.02002)
- **W.W. Lewis Memorial Library**: 10 Upper Street, B1C 1M6. Operator on record: [Cape Breton Regional Municipality](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cape-breton-regional-municipality). [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.92051,-59.97304)
- **Wilfred Oram Centennial Library**: 309 Commercial Street, B2A 1B9. Operator on record: [Cape Breton Regional Municipality](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cape-breton-regional-municipality). [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.21005,-60.24787)

## Questions people ask

### How many libraries are in Cape Breton?

This page lists 11 libraries in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, from open data (ODCAF). Open data can miss a new place or keep one that has closed, so check before you go.

### Who operates the libraries in Cape Breton?

Cape Breton Regional Municipality is the operator on record for 9 of the 11. Cape Breton Regional Library Board is on record for 1. 1 has no operator on record. Operators are matched from the source records and may be approximate.

## Data sources

- [Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (ODCAF), version 1.0](https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/lode/databases/odcaf), licence: OGL-Canada

Operators are matched from the source records and may be approximate.

## More

- [Public services in Cape Breton](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton)
- [Elementary schools](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/elementary-schools) (24)
- [Long-term care homes](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/long-term-care-homes) (19)
- [Museums](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/museums) (11)
- [Hospitals](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/hospitals) (5)
- [Secondary schools](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/secondary-schools) (4)
- [Service Canada Centres](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/service-canada-centres) (3)
- [Port Hawkesbury](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/port-hawkesbury)
- [Guysborough](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/guysborough)
- [Antigonish](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/antigonish)
- [St. Mary's](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/st-marys)
- [Trenton](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/trenton)
- [New Glasgow](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/new-glasgow)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Libraries in Cape Breton, NS: 11 locations", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nova-scotia/cape-breton/libraries