Civic Media Center
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| Address | 433 South Main Street |
| Town or city | Gainesville |
| Country | USA |
| Relocated | 2009 |
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The Civic Media Center (CMC) is a nonprofit infoshop, library and reading room in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It was set up in 1993 and in 2009 received the book collection of activist Stetson Kennedy.
History[edit]
The Civic Media Center (CMC) was set up as an infoshop and library in 1993 in Gainesville, Florida.[1] Founded as a nonprofit organization, the center was first located at 1021 West University Avenue, near to the University of Florida and housed a library cataloged by the American Council of Learned Societies. It was financially supported by benefit campaigns and member donations.[1] It held its eighth birthday party at the Thomas Center in 2001, with folk singer Doug Gauss.[2] For its twenty fifth birthday it hosted a talk from Amy Goodman.[3]
The CMC began an annual fundraising dinner program in 1999 called SpringBoard. Guests pay from $10 to $20 for a dinner cooked by volunteers and speakers have included Diane Roberts, Nadine Smith and Ann Wright.[4] The CMC moved location again in 2009, to 433 South Main Street in Gainesville.[5] It then became the repository for Stetson Kennedy's personal library, which contained around 2,000 books and publications collected over his career as a folklore archivist and activist.[5][6] It took several years to catalog the collection.[7]
As well as being a library, the CMC developed into a community resource as a meeting space, music venue and arts center.[8] It hosts film screenings, talks and meetings.[9] It also has a zine collection.[10] As of September 2020, it was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dodge, Chris (1998). "Taking Libraries to the Street: Infoshops & Alternative Reading Rooms". American Libraries. 29 (5): 62–64. ISSN 0002-9769. JSTOR 25634969.
- ↑ "Doug Gauss helps the Civic Media Center celebrate 8th birthday". Gainesville Iguana. Archived from the original on 2005-11-10. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "Amy Goodman at the Civic Media Center's 25th Anniversary Celebration". Democracy Now!. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ Sullivan, Esteban O. (4 April 2010). "Annual SpringBoard at the Civic Media Center". The Fine Print. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "CMC opens new locale; will be given author's collection". Gainesville Sun. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15.
- ↑ Edition, Front Page (30 August 2011). "Civic Media Center receives Stetson Kennedy's book collection". WUFT News. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ Sturgis, Sue (4 October 2016). "Commemorating the life of Stetson Kennedy, the Florida muckraker who helped bring down the Klan". Facing South. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ Schmidt, James (1998). "How To Maintain An Alternative Library: The Civic Media Center Five Years On". Librarians at Liberty. 4 (2). ISSN 1069-0832.
- ↑ Mills, Alexa. "A Day in Gainesville, Florida". CoLab Radio. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ Staff writer (13 September 2013). "Remember the zine? Fans want you to, and here's how". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ Sacks, JoJo (1 September 2020). "Civic Media Center update". The Gainesville Iguana. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
External links[edit]
- Civic Media Center CMC website
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