Library system hires new director ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette The Allen County Public Library's new executive director comes from leadership of a public library in Paducah, Kentucky. The library's board of trustees this afternoon voted 5-0 to hire Susan Baier, executive director of Paducah's McCracken County Public Library. The decision came during a virtual special meeting. Baier will replace Greta Southard, former executive director, who left suddenly in August, resigning without explanation. Her five-year tenure was marked by controversy over the discarding of library materials and other issues. The board conducted a nationwide search and earlier announced it had whittled prospects down to four candidates who were interviewed in December.