Shanti Mishra (née Shrestha; 1938–2019) was a Nepali lecturer, librarian, writer and translator.

During a visit by British educationalists in her tenure in 1969, the library was announced as "almost unique in Southeast Asia".

[citation needed] She, with her husband wrote a book on library science titled Pustakalaya Bigyan ko Ruprekha.

Kendriya Pustakalaya ko Gaurabshali Kahani ra Hamro Sewa, a book on the history of TU Central library, co-written with her husband.

She was one of the signing members for the establishment of the PEN chapter in Nepal alongside prominent writers such as Greta Rana, Toya Gurung, Ashesh Malla, Bhuwan Dhungana, Dhruba Chandra Gautam, etc.

[6] She also served as Chairman of Martin Chautari, Advisor to the Sancharika Samuha (Women Media Group), UNESCO Consultant for the construction of a modern library in Bhutan in 1985 and the Vice-Chairman of the Rudra Raj Pandey Sahitya Sewa Samiti.

[4] In 2021, her husband donated their book collection worth 3 million NPR to TU Central library.