Notary

Quincy Public Library offers Notary Public services free of charge.

Our notaries are available Monday-Friday in the mornings and afternoons.

Available Hours:

• Morning: 9:00AM - 11:00AM
• Afternoon: 2:00PM - 5:00PM

Individuals seeking Notary Public services on Saturdays or after 5:00PM should contact QPL Reference at (217) 223-1309 ext. 502 to confirm availability of a Notary Public.

What to Bring

• Unsigned documents. 
• Documents cannot have blanks, corrections, or missing pages. 
• Each person signing the document must be present for us to notarize each individual signature. 
• Witnesses, if required 
• QPL patrons and staff cannot fill in as witnesses. 
• An unexpired, valid state or federal issued government ID with photo and signature 
• Examples of acceptable IDs issued by a state or federal government agency with both a photographic image and signature are a valid state driver’s license or ID card, a United States military ID, or a valid passport. 
• Examples of IDs we cannot accept are Social Security cards, United States passport cards, or student IDs. 

What to Know 

• Quincy Public Library Notaries cannot give legal advice. 
• Notaries are unable to notarize documents related to the transfer of assets, involving an exchange of money or property, Power of Attorney, government I-9 Forms, Cook County deeds, or immigration forms. 
• Due to Illinois notary law, we are unable to certify copies. 
• Notaries and patrons seeking notarization must be able to communicate directly. Library notaries cannot make use of a translator.  
• Notaries are unable to notarize documents for minors. 
• Notaries at the Quincy Public Library reserve the right to refuse to sign any document that they deem questionable and/or may refuse to perform notary services when the identity of the person requesting notarization has not been positively established using acceptable IDs.