Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Siang has 74.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 73.7% 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.
58% of registered enterprises are in services while 42% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Siang, which ranks 9 of 27 in Arunachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.5 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on young men using the internet at 64.5%, while it lags on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 9.2%.