[Michlib-l] Notaries in libraries

[Ann Sanders]

All of our staff are notaries, and the fees and notary supplies are paid by
the library. It cost less than $200 as an initial investment. We do not
charge for the service and do not require appointments; we consider it a
community service.

Ann Sanders
Dorothy Hull Library
Windsor Charter Township
405 W. Jefferson St.
Dimondale MI 48821

517-646-0633

dimondalelibrary at gmail.com

On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 12:32 PM, Janelle Martin <jmartin at lib.lapeer.org>
wrote:

> 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
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> *From: *"Andrea Estelle" <aestelle at otsegolibrary.org>
> *To: *michlib-l at 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
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