We have two notaries on staff at our main branch. They don't charge patrons anything; they do it as part of their regular duties. The library is the one that carries the insurance, paid for them to complete paperwork/training, buys supplies, etc. The only advice I have is make sure that patrons talk to the notary before coming in for several reasons: so the notary will be there when they are planning on coming in, so they can tell patrons what they need to bring and what not to sign on the form, whether the notary has a raised seal, etc. We are considering having several of our branch managers throughout the county become notaries. Good Luck! Janelle Janelle Martin Head of Fiction Marguerite deAngeli Library Lapeer District Library 921 W. Nepessing St. Lapeer, MI 48446 jmartin@lib.lapeer.org 810-664-6971 ext 3218 Connect with us on: Instagram: lapeer_district_library Facebook: Lapeer District Library Tumblr: lapeerdistrictlibrary Grow. Enrich. Connect. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea Estelle" <aestelle@otsegolibrary.org> To: michlib-l@mcls.org Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2017 9:37:29 AM Subject: [Michlib-l] Notaries in libraries Hi Everyone, If you offer notary service in your library could you let me know the following: What do you charge for the service? Do you compensate the employee that is the notary for performing notary services? How many notaries do you have on staff? Have you encountered any trouble with offering this service? Any advice if we are considering adding this? Thanks, Andrea Andrea Estelle, MLIS Library Director Otsego District Library B r i g h t e n the Corner Where You Are Every Great Community Deserves a Great Library www.otsegolibrary.org _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l
