Library finances: Checking out the books
(an in-depth look at the expenses of the library director) [link good for 7 days]
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.
"The board hired me for several reasons, and among those was to increase library usage, to get the library more known in the community and to be an ambassador for the library, regionally, nationally and internationally," said Imhoff, 63, in a recent interview.
Related stories [links good for 7 days]
Imhoff's explanation of international travel (PDF)
Search expenses of Lexington Public Library's CEO
Imhoff responsible for many improvements
How Lexington stacks up to other libraries
Library officials change some credit card procedures
Tracking the library's spending
Credit cards will now be monitored more carefully
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