Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Kollam has 80.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, better than the typical district. 59.4% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 46.3% 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.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kollam, which ranks 6 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 67.8% and young men using the internet at 78.5%.