Following the mobile library service on its route through parts of rural North Yorkshire.

Mobile libraries, or Bookmobiles, can be traced back to 1857 in Britain, when The British Workman reported a mobile library operating in a circle of eight villages in Cumbria. A Victorian merchant and philanthropist, George Moore, had created the project to, "Diffuse good literature among the rural population." The North Yorkshire Mobile Library Service started in December 1966, with two vehicles, one serving the Dales and the other the Moors. At the time this film was made, it had grown into 22 vehicles serving the rural communities of North Yorkshire. Unfortunately, following a £1.7 million cut to the services in 2011, the current mobile service was deemed unsustainable. The result, a supermobile library to sustain provision in the most rural reaches of the county. The supermobile library is still active today and carries around 3,000 items of stock, including books, DVDs, and audiobooks.

This is a documentary on the work of the Ryedale mobile library. It shows the various places covered and the appreciation of villagers for the service. The North Yorkshire Mobile Library Service started in December 1966 and throughout the years has been vital in providing people with a regular supply of reading matter. The Mobile Library stocks over 2000 books, videos and audio-tapes as well as providing information on local matters. Barrie Pickering, who has been working for the Mobile Library out of Pickering for over seventeen years, is our host for the journey.