Notary Services

The Garden City Public Library offers free Notary Service to the community. Please call the Library for Notary availability at 516-742-8405.

Please read the following before utilizing the Library’s Notary Public service:

  • You must bring the complete document, with blanks filled-in (except the signature).
  • Do not sign your document in advance. All documents must be signed in the presence of the Notary Public.
  • You must bring a current government-issued photo ID such as driver’s license, passport or non-driver’s ID.
  • The Library does not provide witnesses. If you require a witness, you must provide your own. A notary public cannot notarize the following documents:
    • New York Notaries cannot certify copies of documents.
    • New York Notaries cannot notarize photos.
    • New York Notaries cannot notarize wills.
  • New York Notaries can notarize a document in another language if the Notarial Certificate and document signature are in English.
  • We cannot perform a notarization if the signer and the notary cannot directly communicate with one another.