Booky McBookface the big blue Mobile Library vehicle parked on the pier at Tingwall. The sea is in the background with the island of Rousay on the horizon.

It's a cool February morning in #Orkney and #BookyMcBookface is away on the ferry to the beautiful islands of Rousay and Egilsay. 📚

Rousay is known as the 'Egypt of the North' due to its incredible density of archaeological sites including neolithic tombs, chambered cairns and Viking remains.

A view of the open deck of a small ferry with the Mobile Library on the deck

It's another February Monday and we're starting to see more daylight at both ends of the day now. Today #BookyMcBookface is away north on the ferry to the beautiful #Orkney island of Stronsay. 📚❤️

It's a cold, blustery Tuesday morning in #Orkney but #BookyMcBookface is sailing away on the ferry to the lovely island of Shapinsay. ❤️

If you see Booky today then go and get some books! 📚

As Ann Cleeves is now writing about Jimmy Perez on Orkney, I do hope we see #BookyMcBookface featuring in one of her novels. I can see quite a dramatic denouement with some mad armed bastid hijacking it with staff and customers on board.

#BookyMcBookface the Mobile Library parked outside St Andrews School

#BookyMcBookface is away out east to Deerness today for his last trip of 2025! 📚

If you're in the East Mainland of #Orkney today then go and say hello, and pick up some new books for over the festive season. 📚

#BookyMcBookface heading north on the ferry this morning, to spend the day on the beautiful #Orkney island of Stronsay. ❤️📚

BookyMcBookface our Mobile Library at the Italian Chapel in Orkney

BookyMcBookface our Mobile Library at the Broch of Gurness in Orkney

BookyMcBookface our Mobile Library parked up beside the sea

BookyMcBookface our Mobile Library parked up beside the sea

We're delighted to announce that Emma, our NEW Mobile Library driver is all ready to go so #BookyMcBookface will be continuing on his travels from next week, beginning in Longhope on Tuesday 18th November.

You can find an updated list of Booky visits at: orkneylibrary.org.uk

A collage of photographs of Simon from Orkney Library & Archive.

It's been a bittersweet week at Orkney Library & Archive because we've been saying goodbye and HAPPY RETIREMENT to Simon who is leaving us after many years of service in the library and, of course, being the driver of #BookyMcBookface (and several previous Mobile Libraries!)

Hi Miranda. Try @orkneylibrary.bsky.social for book-related fun, archive photos of Orkney life and the adventures of #BookyMcBookface the mobile library.

This is #BookyMcBookface sailing back from Rousay this afternoon. 💨🌊 #Orkney

The Mobile Library on the ferry to Rousay and Egilsay but the background is Hokusai's painting The Great Wave off Kanagawa

We have an announcement.

#BookyMcBookface our Mobile Library is away on the ferry to the islands of Rousay and Egilsay today, but due to bad weather he will NOT be visiting Egilsay this afternoon. All Rousay stops will be as normal.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

In bet they haven't got a #BookyMcBookface

The sun rising over a strip of land. There's a boat in the sea in the foreground. The sky is blue and orange.

Good morning everyone. This was the sun rising over Shapinsay this morning. Taken from the ferry as #BookyMcBookface sailed north to the #Orkney island of Eday. ❤️

Do you have experience of driving a bus or a lorry but you'd rather carry books?

Would you like a job driving around #Orkney, going to schools and delivering books to people?

There's still time to apply for the job of driving #BookyMcBookface at:

myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/ork...

#BookyMcBookface is away on the ferry to the beautiful #Orkney island of Westray today.

Last winter we filmed a full day of travelling from the library to Westray, around the island, and back again. 12 and a half hours in 2 minutes. Hold on tight! 💨

Job of a lifetime.

#BookyMcBookface

Brilliant! #Dreamjob

I am looking for a new job, have a bus licence, am a book nerd, but unfortunately live downunder 😞

I did actually see #BookyMcBookface last year whilst in #Orkney on holiday! 🤩

Dream job alert!
Mobile librarian in #Orkney!
#jobswithbooks #bookymcbookface #libraryjobs

Have you ever wished that YOU could be the person who got to drive #BookyMcBookface around #Orkney, delivering books?

Well, YOU could be. 👇

myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/ork...

It's a calm, bright Tuesday morning in #Orkney and #BookyMcBookface our Mobile Library is away out west delivering bound pages of knowledge, entertainment and joy to the lucky people of Dounby, Birsay and Sandwick. ❤️

If you see Booky today then go and say hello 👋

A view of the sea and land through a grey misty haze

This was the misty morning view from the ferry as #BookyMcBookface sailed north to the beautiful #Orkney island of Stronsay this morning.

It's like a Turner painting. Or the kind of scene a pirate ship would emerge from. 🏴‍☠️

Is it embarrassing that I would happily drive #BookyMcBookface if I could? 🤦🏼🤣❤️📚📚📚

BookyMcBookface the Mobile Library parked at the beach at Brims

BookyMcBookface the Mobile Library parked at the beach at Brims

BookyMcBookface the Mobile Library parked at the beach at Brims

BookyMcBookface the Mobile Library parked at the beach at Brims

#BookyMcBookface our Mobile Library is in Longhope, Hoy and Flotta this week. Here he is just hanging out at the beach at Brims yesterday afternoon. Just being cool. Doing his thing. Catching some rays. 😎

Calm blue seas and a blue sky with the sun just rising over the horizon

No we're not on holiday in the Maldives, this is the view from the ferry this morning as #BookyMcBookface sails north to spend the day on the beautiful #Orkney island of Sanday. ❤️

BookyMcBookface the Mobile Library parked outside a house in the sunshine

BookyMcBookface at the Firth School with a small road bridge behind

BookyMcBookface in Evie parked at the kerb

BookyMcBookface at the Rendall Hall

Yesterday might just have been the nicest, sunniest day of the year so far in #Orkney. 🌞

#BookyMcBookface was out all day delivering books in Evie, Rendall and Firth, including visits to 2 busy schools! 📚

A fluffy grey cat outside the Mobile Library

Our favourite new #BookyMcBookface customer ❤️

Getting secondhand delight from this #BookyMcBookface visit 📚🚌💙

BookyMcBookface the Mobile Library parked outside Papdale Primary School

Children and teachers looking at books on the Mobile Library

Children and teachers looking at books on the Mobile Library

BookyMcBookface the Mobile Library parked outside Papdale Primary School

After #WorldBookDay earlier this month, Papdale Primary School in Kirkwall are having an extra focus on reading and writing so yesterday #BookyMcBookface made a special visit to the school so the kids could come aboard to look at library books. 📚❤️

Really great ideas and lovely to see a photo of #BookyMcBookface our wonderful @orkneylibrary.bsky.social mobile library bus heading up the article! #Orkney

A #BookyMcBookface post on my birthday! How did you know that's what I wanted?? Cheers!!