Glen Creason

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Glen Creason is an American libriarian who was formerly 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]

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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. [7] As a kid, his father sent him to sell programs at the Coliseum for real-world job experience. [7] Over time, Creason lived in many areas of L.A., including Silverlake, Long Beach, West Los Angeles, and Culver City. [7]

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. [8] He started as a reference librarian at the Central Library in 1979.

Creason retired in October 2021. [9] [10]

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
October 28, 2010Library Foundation of L.A.-sponsored ALOUD series, L.A. Central Library [13] Maps and map history
January 6, 2011 Google: Santa Monica offices [14] Maps and map history
September 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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  4. ↑ "This Is What the Fourth of July in L.A. Was Like 100 Years Ago Los Angeles Magazine". lamag.com. June 30, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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  7. 1 2 3 "The neighborhood's first TV set was the Creason family's 'pride and joy' - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times . November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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  9. ↑ Bartlett, James (October 16, 2021). "Los Angeles Central Library's map librarian Glen Creason takes a new route: retirement". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Fare Thee Well, Glen Creason".
  11. ↑ "A Huge Vintage Map Collection's Unlikely Journey". video.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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  13. ↑ "Los Angeles in Maps: Glen Creason & D.J. Waldie on Vimeo". vimeo.com. November 6, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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  15. ↑ "Libros Schmibros: Lower Left Blue: L.A. Cartography". Hammer Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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