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. Our mission is to provide community access to information and points of view that are under-reported or distorted in mainstream media. The CMC offers a public-access library, educational lectures, cultural performances, media presentations, and community-driven events.  We actively collaborate with other progressive community-based initiatives and non-profit organizations.

About Us:

We carry over fifteen thousand books, journals, zines, videos and audio recordings, newspapers and magazines by independent, non-corporate media on a wide variety of subjects. The CMC is an independent non-profit organization supported by memberships and donations, and the hard work of many volunteers.

Numerous progressive and radical community groups in Gainesville, Florida use the Center as a meeting place and venue for events, and make regular donations as well.We are located at 433 S. Main St., in Gainesville, FL.

The CMC's issue-oriented collection is large and diverse: several thousand books, periodicals, zines, and hundreds of CDs and DVDs. View a complete list of items here. Many of our books are also listed in the Alachua County Library District's on-line catalog. The Center also has public computers with Internet access and a free wireless connection. Your CMC membership allows you to check out materials, and provides the CMC's base of funding. 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.