Rosenberg Library

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Rosenberg Library is a public library serving Galveston, Texas is one of the oldest continuously operating libraries in Texas and the U.S. It serves as headquarters of the Galveston County Library System and its librarian also functions as the Galveston County Librarian.

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The library was the successor to the Galveston Mercantile Library, which was founded in 1871 making it the oldest in Texas, and one of the oldest in the United States. The funding was provided through a bequest from Henry Rosenberg in 1900 and formed the Rosenberg Library Association as a private corporation to give free library services to all Galveston residents.

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