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
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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]
See also
References
- 1 2 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. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019 . Retrieved 12 September 2020 .
- ↑ Sullivan, Esteban O. (4 April 2010). "Annual SpringBoard at the Civic Media Center" . The Fine Print . Archived from the original on 9 October 2020 . Retrieved 12 September 2020 .
- 1 2 "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 . Archived from the original on 9 October 2020 . 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 . Archived from the original on 14 August 2020 . 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. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017 . Retrieved 12 September 2020 .
- ↑ Staff writer (13 September 2013). "Remember the zine? Fans want you to, and here's how" . Tampa Bay Times . Archived from the original on 9 October 2020 . Retrieved 12 September 2020 .
External links
- Civic Media Center CMC website
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