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Former Queens Library Head Seeks Severance

By DAN ROSENBLUM
Posted 11/9/15

Disgraced former Queens Borough Public Library CEO Thomas Galante last week struck back at his ex-employer in a lawsuit, seeking $2 million in severance money he said he’s owed under his employment contract.

Mr. Galante, whose salary and questionable spending on perks prompted a scandal which led to the replacement of half of the library’s board of trus­tees, also blamed politically motivated leaks for his December 2014 firing.

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