Show Notes
In this episode we chat with associate curator heritage collections Melanie Kung about a recent project related to the United Nations Publications collections here at Auckland Libraries.
Melanie talks us through the historical value of this collection, the mana associated with Auckland Libraries having been an early repository for the UN Collection in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the changing nature of print collections in content and design.
You can read more about the collection in her Heritage et AL Blog here: https://heritageetal.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-united-nations-at-auckland-libraries.html
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