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About CIVIC MEDIA CENTER & STETSON KENNEDY LIBRARY INC

Location:

433 S MAIN ST, GAINESVILLE, FL 32601, US

Mission Statement

An alternative library, reading room, and infoshop. Our mission is to provide community access to information and points of view that are under-reported or distorted in mainstream media.

Description

Our Mission

The Civic Media Center & Library, Inc., founded in October of 1993, is an alternative library, reading room, and infoshop. The Civic Media Center is a community-based non-profit organization that serves as a resource for progressive grassroots activism and promotes public awareness in Alachua County and North Central Florida.

The CMC's issue-oriented collection is large and diverse: several thousand books, periodicals, zines, and hundreds of CDs and DVDs. The Center also has public computers with Internet access and a free wireless connection. Memberships are available for $10-$50 per year. Books from our collection may be checked out for a month at a time and DVDs for two weeks.

The CMC provides a place for meetings and events for groups that are working for social justice. The CMC connects the community to a large collection of alternative materials, as well as people, organizations, and events. We host "first-hand history" discussions, progressive speakers, film screenings, concerts, and other events.