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Work. Play. Galveston County | The Daily News | 41Our Libraries JENNIFER REYNOLDS/The Daily News file photo Our Chambers of Commerce Bolivar Peninsula Chamber of Commerce 1750 state Highway 87, Crystal Beach 409.684.5940 or 800.386.7863 discoverbolivar.com Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce 1201 E. NASA Parkway 281.488.7676 clearlakearea.com Dickinson Chamber of Commerce 1911 FM 517 E., Dickinson 832.534.2583 dickinsontxchamber.com Friendswood Chamber of Commerce 1100 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood 281.482.3329 friendswoodchamber.com Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce 2228 Mechanic St., Suite 101, Galveston 409.763.5326 galvestonchamber.com Hitchcock Chamber of Commerce 8300 state Highway 6, Suite A, Hitchcock 409-986-9224 hitchcockchamber.com League City Regional Chamber of Commerce 319 E. Galveston St., Suite B, League City 281-338-7339 leaguecitychamber.com Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce 12408 state Highway 6, Santa Fe 409-925-8558 santafetexaschamber.com Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce 9702 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway, Texas City 409-935-1408 tclmchamber.com Dickinson Public Library 4411 state Highway 3, Dickinson 281.534.3812 www.dickinsonpubliclibrary.org Evelyn Meador Library 2400 N. Meyer Ave., Seabrook 281.474.9142 www.hcpl.net Friendswood Public Library 416 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood 281.482.7135 www.friendswood.lib.tx.us Genevieve Miller Hitchcock Public Library 8005 Barry Ave., Hitchcock 409.986.7814 www.hitchcockpubliclibrary.org Helen Hall Library 100 W. Walker St., League City 281.554.1111 www.leaguecitylibrary.org La Marque Public Library 1011 Bayou Road, La Marque 409.938.9270 www.ci.la-marque.tx.us Moore Memorial Library 1701 Ninth Ave. N., Texas City 409.643.5979 www.texascity-library.org Mae S. 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