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The Lexington Public Library can regain the public's trust and serve a diverse community that expects digital media and customer service, three finalists for the vacant job of library executive director said Thursday.
The Lexington Public Library is entering mediation with Kathleen Imhoff, the chief executive it fired in July, in hopes of avoiding a costly court battle.
Some Urban County Council members pledged to more aggressively guard against unchecked spending at quasi-government agencies a day after the city released a scathing audit of the Lexington Public Library.
Kathleen Imhoff, the Lexington Public Library's chief executive officer, spent more than $134,000 in five years on national and international travel, scores of meals at upscale Lexington restaurants, gifts for employees and board members, and other items, mostly on her library credit card. Imhoff and her superiors on the library board of trustees defend her spending as appropriate for a high-profile businesswoman running a $15 million-a-year institution.
Search expenses of Lexington Public Library's CEO