Small Michigan Town Makes Human Chain To Move 9,100 Books

Do you remember back in 1986 when there was an initiative called "Hands Across America" where millions of people locked hands to attempt to form a massive human chain from the East to the West Coast? The idea was that the country would come together to raise awareness for a good cause (hunger and homelessness).

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While that event did happen, it didn't live up to its grand heights. However, a town here in Michigan must have remembered this happened and decided to build on this idea by making a human chain of their own to help move over 9,100 books from a local bookshop to a new location.

Serendipity Books

As someone who recently moved into a new place, making multiple trips back and forth, moving things to and fro, is a time-consuming and annoying task. So when Serendipity Books in Chelsea announced they'd be moving to a new location, the owner announced a bold idea to move the thousands of books from one place to another: a human conveyor belt from one location to the other.

According to NBC News:

"Two put the books in boxes, it would have taken 2-3 days"

The location was one block up the street, and with 300 people, the task took only two hours. Coverage of this event has gone viral, with the story being covered by the Washington Post, ABC News, and even the BBC. It's a great story of community in a time when kindness has felt at an all-time low.