Mobile and Community Libraries

Mobile Library and Home Delivery service

Shetland Library Mobile

After the COVID pandemic, our Mobile Library and Home Delivery service was expanded and diversified in response to feedback and increasing customer demand. We now offer customers visits from our big Mobile Library van or we can deliver a pre-selected collection of Library books to your home with our smaller delivery van.

Please note that Mobile Library visits and home deliveries operate to a 6 week rotation, 3 weeks apart.  So, for example, if the big Mobile Library van visits your area, the small delivery van will then be in the area 3 weeks later, with the Mobile Library returning 3 weeks after that. We would like to encourage folk to choose their own books on the Mobile Library, rather than use it as a delivery van.  Please click on the links below to see when the Mobile Library van or the delivery van will be in your area.

Mobile Library Timetable 2026

Home Delivery Timetable 2026

If you have any questions, or are a new customer who would like to know about our Mobile Library and Home Delivery service, please contact us by phoning 01595 743868 or emailing shetlandlibrary@shetland.gov.uk

Week beginning Monday 22 June 2026

Day Date Mobile Library (Big Van) Mobile Library (Peerie Van)
Monday 22.06.26 Library Library
Tuesday 23.06.26 Staneyhill - Scalloway - Burra: Staneyhill, Scalloway, Trondra, Hamnavoe & Burra Unst: Baltasound, Haroldswick, Burrafirth, Uyeasound & Belmont
Wednesday 24.06.26 Bressay, Bressay Hall 2 pm - 2.30 pm Library
Thursday 25.06.26 Fetlar Northmavine: Urafirth, Hillswick, Eshaness, Heylor, North Roe, Ollaberry & Sullom
Friday 26.06.26 Library Library

Week beginning Monday 29 June 2026

Day Date Mobile Library (Big Van) Mobile Library (Peerie Van)
Monday 29.06.26 Library Library
Tuesday 30.06.26 Aith & Bixter: Weisdale, Aith, Aith Hall 11 am - 11.30 am, Clousta, Sand, Bixter, Bixter Hall 1.30 pm - 2 pm Sumburgh: Dunrossness, Exnaboe, Virkie, Quendale, Scousburgh & Bigton
Wednesday 01.07.26 Sandness & Walls: Sandness Primary School 10.15 am - 10.30 am, Happy Hansel Primary School, Selivoe, Skeld & Reawick Library
Thursday 02.07.26 Library Sandwick: Gulberwick, Quarff, Cunningsburgh, Sandwick, Hoswick & Levenwick
Friday 03.07.26 Library Library

Week beginning Monday 6 July 2026

Day Date Mobile Library (Big Van) Mobile Library (Peerie Van)
Monday 06.07.26 Library Library
Tuesday 07.07.26 Yell: West Sandwick, Gutcher, Cullivoe, Cullivoe Hall 11.30 am - 12 noon, Camb, Mid Yell, Mid Yell Leisure Centre 12.30 pm - 1 pm & Aywick Brae: Brae, Muckle Roe & Mossbank
Wednesday 08.07.26 Whalsay: Symbister, Harlsdale 11.30 am - 12 noon, Brough & Isbister Library
Thursday 09.07.26 Library Nesting - Vidlin - Voe: Nesting, Skellister, Billister, Laxo, Vidlin, Voe & Girlsta
Friday 10.07.26 Library Library

Week beginning Monday 13 July 2026

Day Date Mobile Library (Big Van) Mobile Library (Peerie Van)
Monday 13.07.26 Library Library
Tuesday 14.07.26 Unst: Unst Leisure Centre 10.30 am - 11.00 am, Final Checkout 11.10 am - 11.40 am, Haroldswick, Norwick, Burrafirth & Uyeasound Library
Wednesday 15.07.26 Hillswick - Brae - Mossbank: Brae, Brae Co-op 10 am - 10.30 am, Urafirth Primary School, Hillswick, Mossbank Primary School, Voxter & Brae Library
Thursday 16.07.26 Library Central: Gott, Scalloway, Trondra, Hamnavoe, Bridge End & Bressay
Friday 17.07.26 Library Library

Week beginning Monday 20 July 2026

Day Date Mobile Library (Big Van) Mobile Library (Peerie Van)
Monday 20.07.26 Library Library
Tuesday 21.07.26 Sandwick: Quarff, Cunningsburgh Primary School, Cunningsburgh, Sandwick, Sandwick Bakery 1 pm - 1.30 pm & Levenwick Aith & Bixter: Clousta, Twatt, Aith, East Burrafirth, Garderhouse, Reawick, Skeld, Selivoe & Bixter
Wednesday 22.07.26 Sumburgh: Dunrossness, Virkie, Quendale, Mainland's Shop 12 noon - 12.30 pm, Bigton Shop 1 pm - 1.30 pm & Bigton Library
Thursday 23.07.26 Library Sandness & Walls: Whiteness, Bridge of Walls, Walls, Sandness & Weisdale
Friday  24.07.26 Library Library

Week beginning Monday 27 July 2026

Day Date Mobile Library (Big Van) Mobile Library (Peerie Van)
Monday 27.07.26 Library Library
Tuesday 28.07.26 Nesting - Vidlin: Nesting Shop 9.50 am - 10.10 am, Nesting Primary School 10.15 am - 10.30 am, North Nesting, Lunnasting Primary School, Lunning, Vidlin & Voe Yell: West Yell, West Sandwick, Herra, Sellafirth, Cullivoe, Camb, Mid Yell, Aywick, Burravoe, Ulsta & Coppister
Wednesday 29.07.26 North Roe & Ollaberry: Ollaberry Primary School, Ollaberry, Lochend, North Roe Primary School, North Roe & Sullom Library
Thursday 30.07.26 Library Whalsay: Symbister, Marrister, Brough, Skaw, Isbister & Huxter
Friday 31.07.26 Library Library