Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Shimla has 17.9 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 20.2% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 60.3% 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.
87% of registered enterprises are in services while 13% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shimla, which ranks 2 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 62.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 43.5% and young men using the internet at 76.2%.