Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Lahaul and Spiti has 519 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 5.9% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 19.1% 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.
88% of registered enterprises are in services while 12% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Lahaul and Spiti, which ranks 12 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 18% and young men using the internet at 36.2%.