Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Almora has 5.5 public libraries per 10 lakh population, close to the typical district. 13.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 36.6% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Small and medium enterprises account for 1.4% of MSME employment. Enrolment in classes 9 to 12 equals 69% of the population of that age.
In Almora, which ranks 10 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 39.6%, against 27.4% nationally and young men using the internet at 68.7%, against 57.7% nationally.