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Mobile library

Our mobile library visits location across the county to bring our library service to you.

Our mobile library service offers thousands of books. You can either come on the vehicle to choose your own books or we can select books for you to collect when we visit. Just call 01609 533878 or email mobilelibrary@northyorks.gov.uk and let us know.

If you are not yet a library member, you can join onboard the mobile library when we visit.

If you need to return borrowed books and miss the mobile library visit, you can return them on our next visit or to any of our libraries.

You can also renew books and other items online and over the telephone. For more details, see our library services page. Charges apply to some items on the mobile library, find out more on our library charges page.

May 2026

Date Location Time
Monday 18 Birstwith - Station Hotel car park 10am to 11am
Monday 18 Horton-in Ribblesdale - sports pavilion car park 1:15pm to 2:15pm
Tuesday 19 Balne - Crossroads on Thorntree Lane 10am to 11am
Tuesday 19 Yorkshire Gateway 11:45am to 12:45pm
Tuesday 19 Alanbrooke - garages off Elm Road 2:15pm to 3:15pm
Wednesday 20 Buckden - National Parks coach and car park 10am to 11:00am
Wednesday 20 Kettlewell - National Parks coach and car park 11.30am to 12.30pm
Wednesday 20 Long Preston - layby near the Maypole lnn 2pm to 3pm
Thursday 21 Danby - village hall car park, Dale End 10am to 11:30am
Thursday 21 Glaisdale - The Robinson Institute 1pm to 2pm
Monday 25 No route - bank holiday No route - bank holiday
Tuesday 26 Eggborough - Weeland Road, next to the Horse and Jockey 10am to 11am
Tuesday 26 Kirk Smeaton - Shoulder of Mutton car park Midday to 1pm
Wednesday 27 Robin Hoods Bay - station coach and car park, Station Road 10am to 11.30am
Wednesday 27 Sleights - coach park Midday to 1:30pm
Thursday 29 Osmotherley - Oswaldene Estate 10am to midday
Thursday 29 Appleton Wiske - village hall car park 1pm to 2pm
Thursday 29 Hutton Rudby - village hall 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Friday 30 Sheriff Hutton - village hall car park 10am to midday
Friday 30 Slingsby - the Green, adjacent to Porch House 1pm to 2.30pm
Friday 30 Hovingham - opposite the entrance to Hovingham Hall and village hall on Hall Green 3pm to 4pm

June 2026

Date Location Time
Monday 1 Sherburn 10am to midday
Monday 1 Weaverthorpe 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Tuesday 2 Brotherton 10am to 11.30am
Tuesday 2 Kellington 11.30am to 12.30pm
Tuesday 2 Fairburn 1.45pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 3 RAF Leeming 10am to  11.30am
Wednesday 3 West Burton 1.15pm to 2.15pm
Thursday 4 Castleton 10am to midday
Thursday 4 Staithes 1pm to 2pm
Friday 5 No route No route
Monday 8 North Duffield 10am to 11am
Monday 8 Escrick 11.30am to 12.30pm
Monday 8 Tockwith 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 9 Newsham 10am to 11am
Tuesday 9 Scorton 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 9 North Cowton 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 9 East Cowton 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Wednesday 10 No route No route
Thursday 11 Cowling 10am to 11am
Thursday 11 Hellifield 11.45am to 12.45pm
Thursday 11 Burton Leonard 2.45pm to 3.45pm
Friday 12 Hunmanby 10am to 11.30am
Friday 12 Rosedale 1.30pm to 3pm
Monday 15 Birstwith 10am to 11am
Monday 15 Horton-in Ribblesdale 1.45pm 2.15pm
Tuesday 16 Balne 10am to 11am
Tuesday 16 Yorkshire Gateway 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 16 Alanbrooke 2.15pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 17 Buckden 10am to 11am
Wednesday 17 Kettlewell 11.30am to 12.30pm
Wednesday 17 Long Preston 2pm to 3pm
Thursday 18 Danby 10am to 11.30am
Thursday 18 Glaisdale 1pm to 2pm
Friday 19 No route No route
Monday 22 Robin Hoods Bay 10am to 11.30am
Monday 22 Sleights Midday to 1.30pm
Tuesday 23 Eggborough 10am to 11am
Tuesday 23 Kirk Smeaton Midday to 1pm
Wednesday 24 No route No route
Thursday 25 Osmotherley 10am to Midday
Thursday 25 Appleton Wiske 1pm to 2pm
Thursday 25 Hutton Rudby 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Friday 26 Sheriff Hutton 10am to Midday
Friday 26 Slingsby 1pm to 2.30pm
Friday 26 Hovingham 3pm to 4pm
Monday 29 Sherburn 10am to Midday
Monday 29 Weaverthorpe 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Tuesday 30 Brotherton 10am to 11am
Tuesday 30 Kellington 11.30am to 12.30pm
Tuesday 30 Fairburn 1.45pm to 3.15pm

July 2026

Date Location Time
Wednesday 1 RAF Leeming 10am to  11.30am
Wednesday 1 West Burton 1.15pm to 2.15pm
Thursday 2 Castleton 10am to midday
Thursday 2 Staithes 1pm to 2pm
Friday 3 No route No route
Monday 6 North Duffield 10am to 11am
Monday 6 Escrick 11.30am to 12.30pm
Monday 6 Tockwith 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 7 Newsham 10am to 11am
Tuesday 7 Scorton 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 7 North Cowton 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 7 East Cowton 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Wednesday 8 No route No route
Thursday 9 Cowling 10am to 11am
Thursday 9 Hellifield 11.45am to 12.45pm
Thursday 9 Burton Leonard 2.45pm to 3.45pm
Friday 10 Hunmanby 10am to 11.30am
Friday 10 Rosedale 1.30pm to 3pm
Monday 13 Birstwith 10am to 11am
Monday 13 Horton-in Ribblesdale 1.45pm 2.15pm
Tuesday 14 Balne 10am to 11am
Tuesday 14 Yorkshire Gateway 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 14 Alanbrooke 2.15pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 15 Buckden 10am to 11am
Wednesday 15 Kettlewell 11.30am to 12.30pm
Wednesday 15 Long Preston 2pm to 3pm
Thursday 16 Danby 10am to 11.30am
Thursday 16 Glaisdale 1pm to 2pm
Friday 17 No route No route
Monday 20 Robin Hoods Bay 10am to 11.30am
Monday 20 Sleights Midday to 1.30pm
Tuesday 21 Eggborough 10am to 11am
Tuesday 21 Kirk Smeaton Midday to 1pm
Wednesday 22 No route No route
Thursday 23 Osmotherley 10am to Midday
Thursday 23 Appleton Wiske 1pm to 2pm
Thursday 23 Hutton Rudby 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Friday 24 Sheriff Hutton 10am to Midday
Friday 24 Slingsby 1pm to 2.30pm
Friday 24 Hovingham 3pm to 4pm
Monday 27 Sherburn 10am to Midday
Monday 27 Weaverthorpe 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Tuesday 28 Brotherton 10am to 11am
Tuesday 28 Kellington 11.30am to 12.30pm
Tuesday 28 Fairburn 1.45pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 29 RAF Leeming 10am to 11.30am
Wednesday 29 West Burton 1.15pm to 2.15pm
Thursday 30 Castleton 10am to Midday
Thursday 30 Staithes 1pm to 2pm
Friday 31 No route No route

August 2026

Date Location Time
Monday 3 North Duffield 10am to 11am
Monday 3 Escrick 11.30am to 12.30pm
Monday 3 Tockwith 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 4 Newsham 10am to 11am
Tuesday 4 Scorton 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 4 North Cowton 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 4 East Cowton 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Wednesday 5 No route No route
Thursday 6 Cowling 10am to 11am
Thursday 6 Hellifield 11.45am to 12.45pm
Thursday 6 Burton Leonard 2.45pm to 3.45pm
Friday 7 Hunmanby 10am to 11.30am
Friday 7 Rosedale 1.30pm to 3pm
Monday 10 Birstwith 10am to 11am
Monday 10 Horton-in Ribblesdale 1.45pm 2.15pm
Tuesday 11 Balne 10am to 11am
Tuesday 11 Yorkshire Gateway 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 11 Alanbrooke 2.15pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 12 Buckden 10am to 11am
Wednesday 12 Kettlewell 11.30am to 12.30pm
Wednesday 12 Long Preston 2pm to 3pm
Thursday 13 Danby 10am to 11.30am
Thursday 13 Glaisdale 1pm to 2pm
Friday 14 No route No route
Monday 17 Robin Hoods Bay 10am to 11.30am
Monday 17 Sleights Midday to 1.30pm
Tuesday 18 Eggborough 10am to 11am
Tuesday 18 Kirk Smeaton Midday to 1pm
Wednesday 19 No route No route
Thursday 20 Osmotherley 10am to Midday
Thursday 20 Appleton Wiske 1pm to 2pm
Thursday 20 Hutton Rudby 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Friday 21 Sheriff Hutton 10am to Midday
Friday 21 Slingsby 1pm to 2.30pm
Friday 21 Hovingham 3pm to 4pm
Monday 24 Sherburn 10am to Midday
Monday 24 Weaverthorpe 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Tuesday 25 Brotherton 10am to 11am
Tuesday 25 Kellington 11.30am to 12.30pm
Tuesday 25 Fairburn 1.45pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 26 RAF Leeming 10am to 11.30am
Wednesday 26 West Burton 1.15pm to 2.15pm
Thursday 27 Castleton 10am to Midday
Thursday 27 Staithes 1pm to 2pm
Friday 28 No route No route
Monday 31 Bank holiday Bank holiday

September 2026

Date Location Time
Tuesday 1 Newsham 10am to 11am
Tuesday 1 Scorton 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 1 North Cowton 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 1 East Cowton 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Wednesday 2 North Duffield 10am to 11am
Wednesday 2 Escrick 11.30am to 12.30pm
Wednesday 2 Tockwith 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Thursday 3 Cowling 10am to 11am
Thursday 3 Hellifield 11.45am to 12.45pm
Thursday 3 Burton Leonard 2.45pm to 3.45pm
Friday 4 Hunmanby 10am to 11.30am
Friday 4 Rosedale 1.30pm to 3pm
Monday 7 Birstwith 10am to 11am
Monday 7 Horton-in Ribblesdale 1.45pm 2.15pm
Tuesday 8 Balne 10am to 11am
Tuesday 8 Yorkshire Gateway 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 8 Alanbrooke 2.15pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 9 Buckden 10am to 11am
Wednesday 9 Kettlewell 11.30am to 12.30pm
Wednesday 9 Long Preston 2pm to 3pm
Thursday 10 Danby 10am to 11.30am
Thursday 10 Glaisdale 1pm to 2pm
Friday 11 No route No route
Monday 14 Robin Hoods Bay 10am to 11.30am
Monday 14 Sleights Midday to 1.30pm
Tuesday 15 Eggborough 10am to 11am
Tuesday 15 Kirk Smeaton Midday to 1pm
Wednesday 16 No route No route
Thursday 17 Osmotherley 10am to Midday
Thursday 17 Appleton Wiske 1pm to 2pm
Thursday 17 Hutton Rudby 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Friday 18 Sheriff Hutton 10am to Midday
Friday 18 Slingsby 1pm to 2.30pm
Friday 18 Hovingham 3pm to 4pm
Monday 21 Sherburn 10am to Midday
Monday 21 Weaverthorpe 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Tuesday 22 Brotherton 10am to 11am
Tuesday 22 Kellington 11.30am to 12.30pm
Tuesday 22 Fairburn 1.45pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 23 RAF Leeming 10am to  11.30am
Wednesday 23 West Burton 1.15pm to 2.15pm
Thursday 24 Castleton 10am to midday
Thursday 24 Staithes 1pm to 2pm
Friday 25 No route No route
Monday 28 North Duffield 10am to 11am
Monday 28 Escrick 11.30am to 12.30pm
Monday 28 Tockwith 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 29 Newsham 10am to 11am
Tuesday 29 Scorton 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 29 North Cowton 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 29 East Cowton 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Wednesday 30 No route No route
Thursday 1 Cowling 10am to 11am
Thursday 1 Hellifield 11.45am to 12.45pm
Thursday 1 Burton Leonard 2.45pm to 3.45pm
Friday 2 Hunmanby 10am to 11.30am
Friday 2 Rosedale 1.30pm to 3pm

October 2026

Date Location Time
Monday 5 Birstwith 10am to 11am
Monday 5 Horton-in Ribblesdale 1.45pm 2.15pm
Tuesday 6 Balne 10am to 11am
Tuesday 6 Yorkshire Gateway 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 6 Alanbrooke 2.15pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 7 Buckden 10am to 11am
Wednesday 7 Kettlewell 11.30am to 12.30pm
Wednesday 7 Long Preston 2pm to 3pm
Thursday 8 Danby 10am to 11.30am
Thursday 8 Glaisdale 1pm to 2pm
Friday 9 No route No route
Monday 12 Robin Hoods Bay 10am to 11.30am
Monday 12 Sleights Midday to 1.30pm
Tuesday 13 Eggborough 10am to 11am
Tuesday 13 Kirk Smeaton Midday to 1pm
Wednesday 14 No route No route
Thursday 15 Osmotherley 10am to Midday
Thursday 15 Appleton Wiske 1pm to 2pm
Thursday 15 Hutton Rudby 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Friday 16 Sheriff Hutton 10am to Midday
Friday 16 Slingsby 1pm to 2.30pm
Friday 16 Hovingham 3pm to 4pm
Monday 19 Sherburn 10am to Midday
Monday 19 Weaverthorpe 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Tuesday 20 Brotherton 10am to 11am
Tuesday 20 Kellington 11.30am to 12.30pm
Tuesday 20 Fairburn 1.45pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 21 RAF Leeming 10am to  11.30am
Wednesday 21 West Burton 1.15pm to 2.15pm
Thursday 22 Castleton 10am to midday
Thursday 22 Staithes 1pm to 2pm
Friday 23 No route No route
Monday 26 North Duffield 10am to 11am
Monday 26 Escrick 11.30am to 12.30pm
Monday 26 Tockwith 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 27 Newsham 10am to 11am
Tuesday 27 Scorton 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 27 North Cowton 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 27 East Cowton 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Wednesday 28 No route No route
Thursday 29 Cowling 10am to 11am
Thursday 29 Hellifield 11.45am to 12.45pm
Thursday 29 Burton Leonard 2.45pm to 3.45pm
Friday 30 Hunmanby 10am to 11.30am
Friday 30 Rosedale 1.30pm to 3pm

November 2026

Date Location Time
Monday 2 Birstwith 10am to 11am
Monday 2 Horton-in Ribblesdale 1.45pm 2.15pm
Tuesday 3 Balne 10am to 11am
Tuesday 3 Yorkshire Gateway 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 3 Alanbrooke 2.15pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 4 Buckden 10am to 11am
Wednesday 4 Kettlewell 11.30am to 12.30pm
Wednesday 4 Long Preston 2pm to 3pm
Thursday 5 Danby 10am to 11.30am
Thursday 5 Glaisdale 1pm to 2pm
Friday 6 No route No route
Monday 9 Robin Hoods Bay 10am to 11.30am
Monday 9 Sleights Midday to 1.30pm
Tuesday 10 Eggborough 10am to 11am
Tuesday 10 Kirk Smeaton Midday to 1pm
Wednesday 11 No route No route
Thursday 12 Osmotherley 10am to Midday
Thursday 12 Appleton Wiske 1pm to 2pm
Thursday 12 Hutton Rudby 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Friday 13 Sheriff Hutton 10am to Midday
Friday 13 Slingsby 1pm to 2.30pm
Friday 13 Hovingham 3pm to 4pm
Monday 16 Sherburn 10am to Midday
Monday 16 Weaverthorpe 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Tuesday 17 Brotherton 10am to 11am
Tuesday 17 Kellington 11.30am to 12.30pm
Tuesday 17 Fairburn 1.45pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 18 RAF Leeming 10am to  11.30am
Wednesday 18 West Burton 1.15pm to 2.15pm
Thursday 19 Castleton 10am to midday
Thursday 19 Staithes 1pm to 2pm
Friday 20 No route No route
Monday 23 North Duffield 10am to 11am
Monday 23 Escrick 11.30am to 12.30pm
Monday 23 Tockwith 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 24 Newsham 10am to 11am
Tuesday 24 Scorton 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 24 North Cowton 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 24 East Cowton 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Wednesday 25 No route No route
Thursday 26 Cowling 10am to 11am
Thursday 26 Hellifield 11.45am to 12.45pm
Thursday 26 Burton Leonard 2.45pm to 3.45pm
Friday 27 Hunmanby 10am to 11.30am
Friday 27 Rosedale 1.30pm to 3pm
Monday 30 Birstwith 10am to 11am
Monday 30 Horton-in Ribblesdale 1.45pm 2.15pm

December 2026

Date Location Time
Tuesday 1 Balne 10am to 11am
Tuesday 1 Yorkshire Gateway 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 1 Alanbrooke 2.15pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 2 Buckden 10am to 11am
Wednesday 2 Kettlewell 11.30am to 12.30pm
Wednesday 2 Long Preston 2pm to 3pm
Thursday 3 Danby 10am to 11.30am
Thursday 3 Glaisdale 1pm to 2pm
Friday 4 No route No route
Monday 7 Robin Hoods Bay 10am to 11.30am
Monday 7 Sleights Midday to 1.30pm
Tuesday 8 Eggborough 10am to 11am
Tuesday 8 Kirk Smeaton Midday to 1pm
Wednesday 9 Cowling 10am to 11am
Wednesday 9 Hellifield 11.45am to 12.45pm
Wednesday 9 Burton Leonard 2.45pm to 3.45pm
Thursday 10 Osmotherley 10am to Midday
Thursday 10 Appleton Wiske 1pm to 2pm
Thursday 10 Hutton Rudby 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Friday 11 Sheriff Hutton 10am to Midday
Friday 11 Slingsby 1pm to 2.30pm
Friday 11 Hovingham 3pm to 4pm
Monday 14 Sherburn 10am to Midday
Monday 14 Weaverthorpe 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Tuesday 15 Brotherton 10am to 11am
Tuesday 15 Kellington 11.30am to 12.30pm
Tuesday 15 Fairburn 1.45pm to 3.15pm
Wednesday 16 RAF Leeming 10am to  11.30am
Wednesday 16 West Burton 1.15pm to 2.15pm
Thursday 17 Castleton 10am to midday
Thursday 17 Staithes 1pm to 2pm
Friday 18 No route No route
Monday 21 North Duffield 10am to 11am
Monday 21 Escrick 11.30am to 12.30pm
Monday 21 Tockwith 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 22 Newsham 10am to 11am
Tuesday 22 Scorton 11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 22 North Cowton 1.45pm to 2.45pm
Tuesday 22 East Cowton 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Wednesday 23 Hunmanby 10am to 11.30am
Wednesday 23 Rosedale 1.30pm to 3pm
Thursday 24 Closed for Christmas Closed for Christmas
Friday 25 Closed for Christmas Closed for Christmas
Monday 28 Closed for Christmas Closed for Christmas
Tuesday 29 Closed for Christmas Closed for Christmas
Wednesday 31 Closed for Christmas Closed for Christmas

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