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.

October 2025

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

November 2025

Date Location Time
Monday 3 Sherburn 10am to midday
Tuesday 4 Brotherton 10am to midday
Tuesday 4 Fairburn 1pm to 3pm
Wednesday 5 RAF Leeming 10am to midday
Thursday 6 Castleton 10am to midday
Friday 7 No route -
Saturday 8 Hunmanby 10am to midday
Monday 10 Sleights 10am to midday
Tuesday 11 Kirk Smeaton 10am to midday
Wednesday 12 Staithes 10am to midday
Thursday 13 Cowling 10am to midday
Friday 14 Slingsby 10am to midday
Saturday 15 No route -
Monday 17 Weaverthorpe 10am to midday
Tuesday 18 Balne 10am to midday
Tuesday 18 Yorkshire gateway 1.15pm to 2.15pm
Wednesday 19 Buckden 10am to midday
Wednesday 19 Kettlewell 1pm to 2pm
Thursday 20 Danby 10am to midday
Friday 21 No route -
Saturday 22 Hovingham 10am to midday
Monday 24 Robin Hoods Bay 10am to midday
Tuesday 25 Eggborough 10am to midday
Wednesday 26 Rosedale 10am to midday
Thursday 27 Osmotherley 10am to midday
Friday 28 Sheriff Hutton 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: Cross Street, near the Methodist Church Hall
  • 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.