Beginning Wednesday, September 3, 2025, all of CRRL's locations offering public meeting rooms and notary services will implement new policies, which should increase availability to the general public and not-for-profit groups, as well as help the library recover associated costs. These policies were approved by CRRL's Board of Trustees at their June 9, 2025 meeting:
Meeting Room Use
General public, not-for-profit groups, and educational organizations:
- May reserve rooms up to 12 months in advance, on a rolling basis.
- Are not charged for room use.
For-profit businesses and organizations*:
- May reserve rooms up to three months in advance, on a rolling basis.
- May reserve the Fredericksburg Branch Theater and the largest combined rooms at Howell, Porter, and Salem Church branches up to six months in advance for a performance.
- Will pay a fee of $80 per hour for use of the Fredericksburg Branch Theater and largest combined rooms at Howell, Porter, and Salem Church branches. This fee is to be paid prior to the reservation start time after the reservation has been approved and confirmed by library staff.
- *Note: This designation includes for-profit artistic groups which charge fees for classes, membership, or participation. This designation does not apply to educational organizations, including but not limited to: GED, special needs, ESOL, and homeschool groups.
For more information on reserving a meeting room, go to librarypoint.org/roomrequest.
Notary Services
General public and not-for-profit groups:
- Beginning September 3, reservations will be required to meet with a notary. Reservations may be made online or by calling the branch.
- Appointment reservations may be made in-branch for walk-in customers, subject to notaries' availability.
- There will continue to be no charge for notarization for the general public and not-for-profit groups.
For-profit businesses and organizations*:
- Beginning September 3, reservations will be required to meet with a notary. Reservations may be made online or by calling the branch.
- Appointment reservations may be made in-branch for walk-in customers, subject to notaries' availability.
- Businesses and for-profit organizations will be charged a $10 notarization fee per appointment, to be paid at the time the reservation is confirmed.
- *Note: This designation includes for-profit artistic groups which charge fees for classes, membership, or participation. This designation does not apply to educational organizations, including but not limited to: GED, special needs, ESOL, and homeschool groups.
For more information on notary services, go to librarypoint.org/notary.
Please contact a CRRL representative if you have questions about library meeting rooms (branch.director@crrl.org) or notary services (adult.director@crrl.org).