Main district library plus branch and mobile units, free for on-site reading and lending to members.
Nainital has 4.4 public libraries per 10 lakh population, behind the typical district. 23.1% of women read a newspaper regularly, better than the typical district. 44.8% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nainital, which ranks 1 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on young men who read a newspaper regularly at 31.9% and young men using the internet at 76.7%.