BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Employees at the Enoch Pratt Free Library say donors deserve more transparency about how donated dollars are being used, raising concerns about spending decisions made after the arrival of a new CEO.
“It’s just disheartening to know what’s happening on the back end behind closed doors that nobody is really trying to discuss,” a library insider who chose not to be identified told FOX45 News.
Insiders said issues began to surface after Chad Helton took over as CEO. Helton and his administration made deep cuts to popular programs, including the book mobile, the summer reading program and staff members’ overtime. Not long after those cuts, insiders said Helton and three other librarians took multiple international trips last summer: an eight-day trip to Egypt last June, a trip to China two weeks after returning, and an eight-day excursion to Japan last August…