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The library offers FREE notary services with the following restrictions:

  • Call the library in advance to see if a notary is available.

  • Walk-in service is possible, but notary staff availability is not guaranteed.

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    Patrons must provide valid, government-issued photo ID.

  • Patrons must provide their own witnesses if needed to notarize a document (library staff cannot act as witnesses).

  • The documents must be complete and ready for signature. If legal advice is needed, please consult an attorney. The notary public is prohibited from helping to prepare, complete, or understand legal documents.

  • The library does not notarize I-9 forms, home closing / real estate transactions, power of attorney, immigration documentation, health directives, nor documents about adoptions, custody, or family law.

  • Notaries reserve the right to refuse notarizing documents if there is a legitimate reason (examples include signer(s) not present, incomplete document, signer mentally incapacitated, invalid ID, etc.)

Email us your questions about our notary services.