Dover Public Library

The Dover Public Library on Locust Street is a city-run department, not a private nonprofit, which is why it remains an official U.S. passport acceptance facility. It's a welcome option in a compact downtown: the same block-scale setting as the Washington Street post office, but with a schedule geared to library hours, meaning appointment slots that stretch into evenings and weekends during the school year.

Applications here are by appointment and cover the in-person paperwork the State Department requires — first-time adult passports, children's books, and applications tied to a name change. Staff review and forward your documents; the application itself still processes by mail, so if you're up against a two-week travel deadline, use the National Passport Center in Portsmouth for urgent service instead. For routine timelines, applying at the library in Dover is a convenient choice.

Call ahead to book, and note that the library does not take passport photos — arrange your photo first, or use the Dover Post Office nearby, which does photos on site. Carry proof of citizenship plus a photocopy and a valid photo ID plus a copy; the full requirements are listed on the New Hampshire passport page.