Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Shi Yomi has 103.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 3.6% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 41.9% use the internet, better than the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 30% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shi Yomi, which ranks 22 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 68.2%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 1.7%.