GROVE CITY, Pa. - In 2023, 21 News reported on allegations of embezzlement involving former Grove City Library Director Amy Gallagher.

As Gallagher awaits her trial, which is scheduled for November, a second person has been accused of embezzling funds from the library, which relies heavily on community support.

According to the Grove City Police Department, 45-year-old Meghann Rigney is charged with several felonies including theft, receiving stolen property and access device fraud, as well as a misdemeanor count of misapplication of entrusted property.

Police received a report from representatives of the Grove City Community Library, as well as Friends of the Grove City Library regarding several unauthorized withdrawals from the Friends of the Grove City Library's bank account.

Investigation revealed that between March and July of 2025, 22 unauthorized electronic debits totaling $9,450 were made via an online payment service. 

Rigney was a library board member and the president of the Friends of Grove City Library group during the alleged withdrawals. 

The group is made up of volunteers who fundraise for the library. The board unanimously voted to close the group's bank account in February and consolidate to one main account. When officials went to transfer the remaining funds to the main account they noticed the money was missing.

The lost money was all donations made in 2024. Police identified Rigney as the suspect. It is alleged that Rigney transferred those funds from the library's bank account to her personal bank account.

According to police, a search warrant on PayPal and the Grove City Area Federal Credit Union revealed a pattern of transactions that corresponded with those unauthorized debits.

No donations from 2025 to save the library from closure were in the bank account that had money stolen and was never at risk.

"All that money was closely accounted went straight into the libraries [main] account so none of that money would have been taken during this possible second embezzlement," Scott Amon, the Interim Director of the library said. 

The library has posted notices on its doors and at the front desk letting people know about the alleged crimes. 

“The library wants to be as transparent as possible about what happened, that the problem can't happen again,” Amon said.

Borough officials stress that the library is a separate entity that manages its own money. In a statement to 21 News council and the mayor condemn the alleged crimes and add the misappropriated funds were not borough or taxpayer funds that they grant to the library annually. 

After the first allegations of embezzlement from former director Gallagher the library lost donors and faced closure. They’ve since pulled out of their budget constraints and will stay open for the year but aren’t totally in the clear. 

“We’re still in a tight spot and if we were to lose a significant number of our donors because they were concerned about their money then yes the library would be in a difficult position to remain open,” Amon said. 

The library has enough funding to stay open all of 2025. They are continuing to fundraise for 2026 including a spaghetti dinner on Saturday Oct.18 at 4p.m. at Grace Methodist Church on Broad Street. 

The friends of the Grove City Library group have been shut down along with the bank account. Rigney has also been removed from the board of directors.

Rigney was arraigned Tuesday morning and is due back in court October 29 for a preliminary hearing.

The full statement from the library can be found below:

"In February 2025, the Library Board of Directors voted unanimously to consolidate the Friends of the Library’s bank account into the Library’s accounts after concerns were raised about how the account had been set up. The account remained open until July 2025 but was considered inactive.
Any funds raised from the Friends of the Library Gift Card Raffle Extravaganza, and all other Friends-related fundraisers in 2025, were deposited directly to the library's bank account and are accounted for.
When the FOL’s account was closed, it was discovered that funds were missing. The Board immediately notified law enforcement and is cooperating fully with the ongoing investigation.
Any fundraising efforts done by the Grove City Community Library and/or the Board of the GCCL are and have been separate from those done by the Friends of the Library. Funds from these fundraisers are all accounted for and monitored by the board.
The GCCL Board of Directors is keeping an accurate accounting of any funds we receive from your monthly donations, patron and business donations, and fundraisers organized by the staff and/or board.
Further questions may be directed to board@grovecitypalibrary.org"
 

The full statement from the Borough can be found below: