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Do you need a passport for an upcoming trip? Or would you rather not go through the process of getting a Real ID? Come to the Juniata County Library and apply for a passport!
We are a certified Passport Acceptance Agency through the U.S. Department of State, processing applications for new passports as well as renewals. We also can take the photo for the application, allowing you to complete the entire process in one place. We accept walk-ins but highly recommend appointments.
If you are applying for a passport for the first time, you need to bring your official birth certificate, social security card, drivers license or state issued ID, and a check or money order.
The birth certificate must be issued by the state you were born in and have both of your parents' names on it. Notification of birth or a hospital certificate will not be accepted.
If you are under the age of 18 and do not have a drivers license of state issued ID, we can submit a copy of your parent or guardians.
If you already have a passport and it was issued to you less than 15 years ago, you can apply for a renewal. You will only need to bring your current passport and a check or money order. If your passport is more than 15 years old and hasn't been renewed, you must apply for a first time passport.
When applying for a passport, you can indicate you want a passport book, a passport card, or both. A passport book is the typical passport you often see that has pages in it that can be stamped. A passport card is the size of a photo ID.
The difference is the price and what each allows you to do when traveling. A passport book costs $130 for an adult (over the age of 16) and a passport card costs $30. For youth under the age of 16 the passport book costs $100 and the passport card costs $15. The passport book covers you for all types of domestic and international travel, while the card is not valid for international travel by plane. The passport card is perfect for those going on a cruise to the Caribbean or driving to Canada.
For those who are under the age of 16, applying for a passport for the first time, or already have a passport from more than 15 years ago must pay an additional $35 to the library.
The library charges $10 to take the passport photo.
Once the passport application is complete, it is mailed in and the new passport is mailed directly to you. You will receive a separate piece of mail with your additional documents (birth certificate or passport.)
If you would like to get a new passport, visit our website to download the application and read about the documents you'd need to bring:https://www.juniatalibrary.org/programs-services/passport-services. Our website has a Frequently Asked Questions section that answers many common questions.
Book of the week!
If you are going to read one book, give this one a try...
Day of the Living LIV by Liv Livington
(New kids fiction: graphic novel, ghost stories) ~ 144 pages for ages 8-10
In a nutshell: A lively, mildly spooky mix of magic, ghostly goings-on, school drama
and friendship.
"How does the world end?" Liv asks, melodramatically. "It ends with a box." A moving box, that is. Liv, along with her mother, stepdad, and little sister, Amelia, leaves Pleasant Place for Gloomsdale. But their new home is spooky--a porch chair rocks on its own, sounds unnerve Liv's cat in the night, and coffee is mysteriously ready all by itself in the morning. Things get weirder at Liv's school, which is populated by ghostly children who exclaim, "It's not every day we get a living girl!" Bats serve as hall monitors, and classrooms shift places. Though she gets off to a rocky start, Liv eventually finds herself beginning to enjoy her odd new school as she realizes that her new friends--Howl, a bespectacled, tan-skinned boy whose werewolf form is a small puppy, and Vera van Pire, a brown-skinned creature of the night--accept her just as she is. Clearly defined panels and clean-lined art, with Liv's thoughtful observations shown in multiple text boxes throughout, create an easy-to-follow narrative that serves as a good setup for Liv's future adventures in Gloomsdale.
Bottom line: While the story has supernatural creatures aplenty, things never get too scary.
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Vince Giordano has been the librarian and director of the Juniata County Library since 2015.