Supermobile library

Our supermobile library carries around 3,000 items of stock, including books, DVDs and audiobooks.

You can come on the vehicle to choose your own books, but if you would like us to select books for you to collect when we visit, call 01609 533878 or email supermobile@northyorks.gov.uk.

July 2025

Date Location Time
Tuesday 22 Kirk Smeaton 10am to midday
Wednesday 23 Staithes 10am to midday
Thursday 24 Cowling 10am to midday
Friday 25 Slingsby 10am to midday
Saturday 26 No route -
Monday 28 Weaverthorpe 10am to midday
Tuesday 29 Balne 10am to midday
Wednesday 30 Buckden 10am to midday
Wednesday 30 Kettlewell 1pm to 3pm
Thursday 31 Danby 10am to midday

August 2025

Date Location Time
Friday 1 No route -
Saturday 2 Hovingham 10am to midday
Monday 4 Robin Hoods Bay 10am to midday
Tuesday 5 Eggborough 10am to midday
Wednesday 6 Rosedale 10am to midday
Thursday 7 Osmotherley 10am to midday
Friday 8 Sheriff Hutton 10am to midday
Saturday 9 No route -
Monday 11 Sherburn 10am to midday
Tuesday 12 Brotherton 10am to midday
Tuesday 12 Fairburn 1pm to 3pm
Wednesday 13 RAF Leeming 10am to midday
Thursday 14 Castleton 10am to midday
Friday 15 No route -
Saturday 16 Hunmanby` 10am to midday
Monday 18 Sleights 10am to midday
Tuesday 19 Kirk Smeaton 10am to midday
Wednesday 20 Staithes 10am to midday
Thursday 21 Cowling 10am to midday
Friday 22 Slingsby 10am to midday
Saturday 23 No route -
Monday 25 No route -
Tuesday 26 Balne 10am to midday
Wednesday 27 Buckden 10am to midday
Wednesday 27 Kettlewell 1pm to 3pm
Thursday 28 Danby 10am to midday
Friday 29 No route -
Saturday 30 Hovingham 10am to midday

Locations

  • Balne: Crossroads on Thorntree Lane
  • Brotherton: Near United Reformed Church
  • Buckden: National Parks Coach and Car Park
  • Castleton: On the corner of Ashfield Road with Church Street
  • Cowling: Methodist Church Hall Car Park
  • Danby: Village Hall Car Park, Dale End
  • Eggborough: Weeland Road (next to the Horse and Jockey Public House)
  • Fairburn: adjacent to the community centre
  • Hunmanby: Outside Bayley Gardens
  • Hovingham: Opposite the entrance to Hovingham Hall and Village Hall on Hall Green
  • Kettlewell: National Parks Coach and Car Park
  • Kirk Smeaton: Shoulder of Mutton Public House Car Park
  • Osmotherley: Oswaldene Estate
  • RAF Station Leeming: adjacent to the RAFA Kidz Nursery 
  • Robin Hoods Bay: Station Coach and Car Park, Station Road
  • Rosedale: Adjacent to the Green, by Telephone Kiosk
  • Sleights: Coach Park
  • Sheriff Hutton: Village Hall Car Park
  • Slingsby: The Green, adjacent to Porch House
  • Sherburn: St Hilda’s Street opposite the Primary School
  • Staithes: Car and Coach park
  • Weaverthorpe: Opposite Village Hall

Joining the supermobile library

You can join the library service by visiting the supermobile at your nearest stop.

Borrowing items

The supermobile provides access to the full range of materials held by the library service. You may request items from the supermobile as you would from a library.

If you miss a supermobile visit and you need to return borrowed items, you can return them on its next visit or you can also return items to any library. There are also other ways of renewing your books and other items, including online and over the telephone. For more details, see the loan renewals page. Charges do apply to some items on the supermobile.