Supermobile library

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

Christmas closure

Closed from 6pm Monday 23 December and reopening 10am Thursday 2 January.

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.

December 2024 timetable

Date Location Time
Monday 9 Sleights 10am to midday
Tuesday 10 Kirk Smeaton 10am to midday
Wednesday 11 Staithes 10am to midday
Thursday 12 Cowling 10am to midday
Friday 13 Slingsby 10am to midday
Friday 13 Sheriff Hutton 2pm to 4pm
Saturday 14 Hunmanby 10am to midday
Monday 16 Weaverthorpe  10am to midday
Monday 16 Sherburn 1pm to 3pm
Tuesday 17 Balne 10am to midday
Tuesday 17 Brotherton 2pm to 4pm
Wednesday 18 Buckden 10am to midday
Thursday 19 Danby 10am to midday
Thursday 19 Osmotherley 2pm to 4pm
Friday 20 No route -
Saturday 21 Hovingham 10am to midday
Monday 23 Robin Hood's Bay 10am to midday

January 2025 timetable

Date Location Time
Wednesday 1 No route Bank holiday
Thursday 2 Castleton 10am to midday
Friday 3 No route -
Saturday 4 Hunmanby 10am to midday
Monday 6 Sleights 10am to midday
Monday 6 Rosedale 2pm to 4pm
Tuesday 7 Kirk Smeaton 10am to midday
Tuesday 7 Eggborough 2pm to 4pm
Wednesday 8 Staithes 10am to midday
Thursday 9 Cowling 10am to midday
Friday 10 Slingsby 10am to midday
Saturday 11 No route -
Monday 13 Weaverthorpe 10am to midday
Tuesday 14 Balne 10am to midday
Wednesday 15 Buckden 10am to midday
Wednesday 15 Kettlewell 2pm to 4pm
Thursday 16 Danby 10am to midday
Friday 17 No route -
Saturday 18 Hovingham 10am to midday
Monday 20 Robin Hoods Bay 10am to midday
Tuesday 21 Eggborough 10am to midday
Wednesday 22 Rosedale 10am to midday
Thursday 23 Osmotherley 10am to midday
Friday 24 Sheriff Hutton 10am to midday
Saturday 25 No route -
Monday 27 Sherburn 10am to midday
Tuesday 28 Brotherton 10am to midday
Wednesday 29 Kettlewell 10am to midday
Thursday 30 Castleton 10am to midday
Friday 31 No route -

February 2025 timetable

Date Location Time
Saturday 1 Hunmanby 10am to midday
Monday 3 Sleights 10am to midday
Tuesday 4 Kirk Smeaton 10am to midday
Wednesday 5 Staithes 10am to midday
Thursday 6 Cowling 10am to midday
Friday 7 Slingsby 10am to midday
Saturday 8 No route -
Monday 10 Weaverthorpe 10am to midday
Tuesday 11 Balne 10am to midday
Wednesday 12 Buckden 10am to midday
Thursday 13 Danby 10am to midday
Friday 14 No route -
Saturday 15 Hovingham 10am to midday
Monday 17 Robin Hoods Bay 10am to midday
Tuesday 18 Eggborough 10am to midday
Wednesday 19 Rosedale 10am to midday
Thursday 20 Osmotherley 10am to midday
Friday 21 Sheriff Hutton 10am to midday
Saturday 22 No route -
Monday 24 Sherburn 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)
  • 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
  • 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.