Morris Area Public Library

The Morris Area Public Library on Liberty Street rounds out the trio of passport acceptance points in town, offering a quieter, community-library setting a few blocks north of the courthouse square. It is a handy alternative when the post office and clerk are booked solid ahead of a trip.

Libraries that serve as acceptance agents follow the same DS-11 procedure as any other facility: a trained staff member checks your documents and identity, witnesses your signature, and mails the sealed application to the State Department. Because appointment policies and passport hours at libraries can be narrower than a post office's, phoning ahead is the smart move.

Local families sometimes fold a passport appointment into a regular library visit, which makes this a low-stress option for children's applications. You can compare it against the other two acceptance desks on the Morris passport page or browse other towns on our Illinois directory.

Contact the library before you visit to confirm which days and hours passport acceptance is offered and whether you need to reserve a slot. Bring a completed, unsigned DS-11, original citizenship documents with a photocopy, and a passport-compliant photo, since libraries do not always photograph applicants. For a location that pairs the photo and the application, the Morris Post Office handles both in one appointment.