Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Shahjahanpur has 0.8 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 8.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, behind the typical district. 26.3% 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shahjahanpur, which ranks 49 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 23.7% and young men using the internet at 47.3%.