Get Your Documents Notarized at the Library
- Please call ahead to ensure notary staff are available
- Only available during the library’s open hours
- Free! Donations welcome
- Anyone signing must have photo ID
Notary Services Policy
Library staff provide Notary services as a courtesy. Library staff who serve as Notaries do not receive additional compensation for these services.
The following guidelines will be followed in the provision of Notary Service:
- Notary Service is provided on an appointment-only basis during open hours.
- Notary service is provided free of charge by the Library. In lieu of fees, donations to the Library are welcomed.
- This service is provided on Library property only.
- A valid, government-issued photo identification (driver’s license, passport, etc.) is required of any customer seeking Notary Service.
- The person(s) signing must provide a proper photo ID and sign document(s) in front of the notary.
- Documents to be notarized must be signed in person before the Notary who will certify the signature. All signers must be present at the time of notarizing.
- The document must contain the appropriate Jurat, Notarial Statement, or Clause.
- Documents in any language other than English will not be notarized.
- Documents cannot be copied and notarized.
- Massachusetts law requires that a Notary and the person seeking notarization be able to communicate directly with each other. The Notary is not permitted to make use of a translator to communicate with a Notary Service customer.
- The Notary may, at his/her sole discretion, decline to provide Notary Service.
Residents seeking Notary Service should call the Library prior to their visit to ensure that the Notary is available. Notary Service is not guaranteed to those who do not call in advance to make an appointment. Please be advised that Notary Service may be declined by the Notary Public for any reason; the services provided are performed as a courtesy.
Approved by the Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library Board of Trustees on November 4, 2021
Revised on April 6, 2026
