The Alachua County Library District offers the residents of Alachua County and the State of Florida:

Access to materials in a variety of formats to meet their needs for general information, popular topics and titles, and recreational reading;

Assistance and instruction in using Library resources to acquire information and enrichment;

Information about the community and community issues and access to free civic, cultural and entertainment activities;

Resource support for students in formal education, home schooling, vocational and preschool programs.

To achieve its mission the ACLD is committed to:

A well-trained, highly knowledgeable and approachable staff;

A collection of materials of ample depth and breadth to meet the needs of our diverse community;

State-of-the-art information technology;

Facilities that are comfortable, welcoming, well maintained and well equipped.

Alachua County encompasses approximately 965 square miles and is included within the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Alachua County is located in north central Florida almost midway between the Atlantic and gulf Coasts, approximately 145 miles southeast of the state capital of Tallahassee, 100 miles north of Orlando and 70 miles southwest of Jacksonville. In addition to Gainesville, the County Seat and population center, eight other incorporated municipalities are located within the County; Alachua, Archer, Hawthorne, High Springs, LaCrosse, Micanopy, Newberry and Waldo.

The Alachua County Library District provides public library service to a county-wide population of approximately 190,655.