Monday, August 10, 2026

Free Notary Service Comes to the Recovery Hub on Woodbury Road

The Altadena Library District offers a notary at the Collaboratory Tuesday afternoon, walk-ins welcome

Rebuilding generates paperwork. Insurance affidavits, title documents, powers of attorney, contractor agreements — and nearly all of it needs an official stamp.

The Altadena Library District offers free notary services at the Collaboratory on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 3 p.m. Appointments are recommended but walk-ins are welcome. Call (626) 798-0833, ext. 118, to make an appointment.

The library district performs all notary services at the Bob Lucas Memorial Library and the Eaton Fire Collaboratory. The notary does not travel to other locations to perform notarial acts. A valid form of identification is required.

The venue matters. The Collaboratory at 540 W. Woodbury Road is a centralized hub where more than 200 community groups, nonprofits and civic agencies coordinate long-term recovery for survivors of the January 2025 Eaton Fire. Housed in a complex straddling the Pasadena-Altadena border, the building also hosts the Long-Term Recovery Group and the Community Recovery Group. The Pasadena Community Foundation, the California Community Foundation and other funders provided $975,000 to secure the location and launch the hub, which opened in October 2025.

There are limits worth knowing before arriving. Under California law, a notary public may not notarize an incomplete document, cannot advise how to complete a document, and cannot decide which notarial certificate applies. Certified copies of birth, death and marriage records may be issued only by the state registrar, local registrars or county recorders.

Free notary services are offered Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 3 p.m. The Collaboratory, 540 W. Woodbury Road, in Altadena. For appointments, call (626) 798-0833, ext. 118, or visit altadenalibrary.org/notary. Service is free. Valid identification required. Walk-ins welcome.