Also, not sure where you are, but at least in Minneapolis, you can make appointments for passport services at the federal building. (attachmentparenting.org)
The Niles - Maine District Library is an official Passport Acceptance Facility providing passport services for U.S. citizens in the area. (nileslibrary.org)
Government figures reveal the Identity and Passport Service identified 6,500 attempted passport frauds last year, but 10,000 fraudulent passports were approved. (politics.co.uk)