Libraries ordered to stop processing passport applications - The move could cause some libraries to lay off staff, cut programs or close their doors ...

Your local library may no longer offer passport application processing thanks to an order from the State Department.

The US State Department has ordered certain nonprofit public libraries to stop processing passport applications, citing federal restrictions on fee collection. Lawmakers warn the move could limit ...

A spokesperson for the State Department told the Associated Press that federal laws “clearly prohibit non-governmental organizations” from collecting and retaining fees for a passport application.

The U.S. State Department has ordered certain public libraries nationwide to cease processing passport applications, disrupting a long-standing service that librarians say their communities have come ...