HALTOM CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY

GED classes are held on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 5 - 8:00 p.m. at the Haltom City Public Library.

For other classes & testing sites (for Citizenship, ESL & GED classes) please call or visit the Tarrant Literacy Coalition at 817-402-7555, the Ft Worth ISD at 817-815-7750 or Birdville ISD at 817-547-5440.

Due to COVID-19 the public meetings rooms are not currently accepting reservations.

The public meeting rooms are primarily for the use of the Library for conferences, meetings, activities and library programs. Programs sponsored or co-sponsored by the library or other Haltom City departments take precedent over all other programs.

As a service to the community, we also make the meeting rooms available to other local institutions, organizations and groups of civic, cultural and educational nature and individual residents when the rooms are not scheduled for use by the library or other city depa=rtment. Use of the meeting rooms by these groups or individuals is subject to the usage regulations and charges listed in the policy manual.

More information:

• Regulations
• Reservation Form
• Cancellation Request

All reservations are subject to cancellation in those instances where the library or other city department requires the room for its purposes. In such cases, we will notify the applicant at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled use.

Organizations, groups or individuals who fail to comply with all policies and procedures of the library, who fail to pay assessed fees and charges, who damage equipment or furnishings, or who cause disturbances shall be ineligible for use of the facility in the future.

Call our administrative office at 817-222-7790, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday - Friday, for more information.

Haltom City Parks & Recreation also rents out rooms and park pavilions.

Fees: $6.00 for first signature and $1.00 for each additional signature.

The Haltom City Public Library can assist with notary service when the certified Notary Public is available. They are not attorneys and may not help patrons fill out legal forms or offer legal advice.

• Forms must be brought in unsigned and signed in the notary’s presence.Signers must be present for form to be notarized.
• Services are only available during the library’s hours of operation.
• Notary services are offered at the library’s discretion and are not a primary or overriding library responsibility.
• Patrons desiring notary services should call ahead 817-222-7786 to ensure a notary is available. Service cannot be guaranteed to patrons who do not call ahead.
• All individuals seeking notarization as well as any known witnesses must provide valid photoidentification issued by the United States government.The identification cannot be expired.

Acceptable forms of identification:

• US state issued photo ID such as a driver’s license
• United States passport
• US work visa
• State issued gun license
• US military ID

Unacceptable Identification documents:

• Social Security cards
• Birth certificates
• Credit cards
• The library is unable to notarize using credible witnesses
• IDs, visas, or passports from countries other than the United States

• Witnesses WILL NOT be provided by the library nor can witnesses be obtained from general library patrons.Witnesses must have personal knowledge of the individual requiring the notarization and witnesses must provide appropriate and valid photo identification.It is the signer’s job to produce witnesses should it be required in court later.
• Documents in languages other than English may not be notarized nor may a translator be used as notary and signer must be able to communicate directly.If the signer does not speak English they must go to a notary who speaks the same language.
• Services are not available for deeds, mortgages, wills, living wills, living trusts, codicils, or depositions.
• Public documents, including birth and death certificates and marriage licenses, may not be notarized.This is called a certified copy and must be obtained by the County Clerk’s Office.

Our notaries reserve the right to refuse notarize any document for any reason.

We proctor exams free of charge. However, we are unable to proctor exams that require constant observation. To ask questions or arrange an exam please contact Erica Gill, Kansas Terry, Lani Hahn or Christina Barton.

We can help you find information on home and car repair, directions to places, and more. We are trained in how to find and evaluate information so we can help you find useful information faster. We can also help you locate organizations that help with educational, legal, medical, tax, debt and other problems.

AARP provides income tax preparation assistance each year from February 1, through April 15. Assistance is by appointment only on Thursdays, from 12:00 to 4:00. We make appointments at the reference desk starting the last week of January.