La Crescenta Information
La Crescenta history and other information
Ctrascenta Valley Town Council
The purpose of the Town Council is to provide a forum, through a town meeting, to identify and
discuss issues of concern and to represent the residents
and businesses in the unincorporated areas of La Crescenta and Montrose. To work together with
government bodies and agencies, as
well as local organizations, to meet the needs of our community.
Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the community room at the Cresc
enta Valley Sheriff's station at 4554 Briggs Avenue in
La Crescenta.
La Crascenta Community Library
History
The La Crescenta Library was the 78th branch of the Los Angeles County Public Library system wh
en it first opened in November 1914. The first small
collection was housed in a local church building with Belle F. Miller as Branch Supervisor. The
library subsequently moved several times - once into
a school house and later into a local store front, one of which was the Sears building in 1926.
By 1
932, the library had settled into a building at 3930 La Crescenta Avenue. As the population gre
w in La Crescenta, so did the demand for a new building.
The County finally found an appropriate site, and the library opened in March 14, 1963 with Car
oline E. Lehmann as Branch Supervisor. Many librarians
have served the La Crescenta comm unity over the years including Emma MacRae from 1925-1927, Ev
elyn Stewart in the 1970's, and Mary B. Darrow in 1992.
Collection
The current collection, which totals approximately 72,250 items, includes books; audiorecording
s; compact discs; videorecordings; magazines; and
newspapers. The La Crescenta Library also has materials in Korean, Armenian, Vietnamese, Chines
e, and Spanish. Special collections include a
local history collection, the San Gabriel Mountain collection, and local business information.
Services
Services available to the public include children's programs; school tours; class visits; coin-
operated typewriters and copiers; a Friends of the
Library Book and Video Rental Collection; and an annual June book sale organized by the Friends
of the La Crescenta Library. The regularly scheduled
Summer Reading Program includes exciting entertainment and incentives for children to become li
fe-long readers.
Facilities
The library is 4,300 square feet and features a circulation desk with check-out terminals; a re
ference desk with staff to help the public obtain
information; a computer area where patrons can search the holdings of the County of Los Angeles
Public Library; and ample free parking.
Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce
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