Yesterday morning, the National Library of New Zealand began the process of destroying half a million books and says they're going to be shredded and fed back into the recycling system.
The library claims they've been trying to re-home them since 2018, that there's no demand, and that most haven't been requested in decades. Book dealer and Hard To Find Books owner Warwick Jordan disputes this. There is a demand, he says. In fact, he wants them himself, and says he's already made several offers.
Warwick Jordan and National Library director of content services Mark Crookston speak to Jesse.
Some of the books from the National Library's overseas published collection Photo: Supplied / National Library
