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State librarian and advocates press for stable funding for Deaf Culture Digital Library
Summary
Delegate Ryan Spiegel urged the Appropriations Committee to support HB 6-78, requesting recurring state funding to stabilize operations for the Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library.
Delegate Ryan Spiegel introduced House Bill 6-78 to provide recurring annual state funding for the Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library (DCDL).
"Over 1.2 million Marylanders are deaf or hard of hearing. That's 1 in 5 Marylanders across the state," Spiegel said, and described DCDL as a first-of-its-kind statewide library and resource center for deaf culture hosted by the State Library Agency.
State Librarian (name given in testimony) told the…
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