Glen Creason

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Glen Creason was the map librarian in the History & Genealogy department [1] at the Los Angeles Central Library, a post he held from 1979 to 2021. He is also the author of Los Angeles in Maps [2] and is a guest writer for many publications such as Los Angeles Magazine , [3] [4] additionally serving as a public speaker on the topics of maps, local history, and music. [5] Creason is featured in Susan Orlean's chronicle of the Central Library, The Library Book. [6] Since 2014, Creason has been the star of a Los Angeles Public Library series called Stories from the Map Cave. [7] He retired in October of 2021. [8]

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Early life

Creason's family descended from immigrants from the British Isles who came to America in the 1760s. Growing up in South Gate, Creason attended Catholic school. [9] As a kid, his father sent him to sell programs at the Coliseum for real-world job experience. [9] Over time, Creason lived in many areas of L.A., including Silverlake, Long Beach, West Los Angeles, and Culver City. [9]

Career

Creason worked at the Herald Examiner library for two years after college, then was offered a job at a library in San Dimas as a children's librarian. [10] He started as a reference librarian at the Central Library in 1979.

Feathers map collection

Creason was the librarian called when an enormous map collection was discovered at a private residence in Los Angeles in 2012. [11] It was absorbed into the library's collection, doubling its size. Creason is featured in the L.A. Review of Books documentary, Living History: The John Feathers Map Collection, [12] about the collection's discovery.

Speaking engagements

DateVenue/Series/MediumSubject
Oct. 28, 2010Library Foundation of L.A.-sponsored ALOUD series, L.A. Central Library [13] Maps and map history
Jan. 6, 2011 Google: Santa Monica offices [14] Maps and map history
Sept. 16, 2011 Libros Schmibros at the Hammer Museum [15] Maps and map history
July 24, 2013 California State University Fullerton video [16] Maps and map history
October 2013You Can't Eat the Sunshine podcast, Episode 39: "Maps & Montezuma" [17] Maps and map history
Aug. 2014Stories from the Map Cave; a Los Angeles Public Library series [18] Maps and map history

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  11. ↑ "A Huge Vintage Map Collection's Unlikely Journey". video.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  12. ↑ Living History: The John Feathers Map Collection , retrieved 2019-11-13
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