Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Golaghat has 2.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 3.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 19.5% use the internet, behind the typical district. The Public Library remains one of the few free, physical spaces for reading and study in the district.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Golaghat, which ranks 9 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 11% and young men using the internet at 25.9%.