Services FAQs

  • General Questions

    Click here to learn more about our notary services.

    Beginning on September 3, CRRL will charge for-profit businesses $10 for notarizations. Aligned with the update to charge businesses for meeting room use, charging businesses for notary services addresses Library Board expectations that the general public and not-for-profits' access to public library resources should be prioritized over those of for-profit businesses.

    Beginning on September 3, requesting a notary appointment helps ensure that a notary is available at the time you need, and allows the notary to understand what you’re having notarized to determine if your document is something CRRL notaries can do. Booking a notary appointment online also facilitates collecting the notarization fees from businesses.

    Beginning on September 3, an advance appointment ensures that a notary is available and that your document is something that CRRL notaries can do. Walk-ins may be able to make an on-the-spot appointment if one is free.

    Beginning on September 3, CRRL notaries will make every effort to review your request and let you know in advance if it is something we cannot notarize. You can assist in this process by describing the form you wish to have notarized at the time you make your appointment. However, it is not guaranteed that a notary will be able to make that determination before fully reviewing the document in person. If you arrive for an appointment and CRRL notaries are unable to fulfill your request, we will provide you with a list of area notaries to contact as well as a refund if you paid the $10 business fee.

    Yes, you may enroll in and order Talking Books, opens a new window for the blind and print disabled from the library at this time, either by requesting cartridges or by using the BARD mobile app. To enroll and receive a Talking Books player, print and fill out this application, opens a new window found here, and either mail the application to Access Services or scan/take digital photos and email them to Access Services Librarian Babak Zarin. 

    For enrollments, materials requests, and other assistance, Access Services staff may be contacted by email at talking-books@crrl.org, opens a new window; by phone message at (540) 372-1144, extension 7454; or by mail/letters, sent to Access Services, 806 Lyons Boulevard, Fredericksburg, VA 22406.

    Yes, Books-by-Mail is available to those who cannot physically come to the library due to temporary or permanent health, mobility, transportation, or age-related disability. Visit this page for more information.

    Click here to see how CRRL staff can help you meet your distance education goals by providing proctoring services.