Michigan community forms human chain to help local bookstore move its stock of 9,100 books to a new location

• Citizens in Chelsea, Mich. rallied to support a local bookstore. More than 300 people formed a pair of human chains to transport 9,100 books from the old store to the new one. It took just two hours, much less time than using movers would have.

Even in small towns, big businesses typically win the battle against mom and pop stores. Their ability to offer lower prices and a much wider selection of products is hard to overcome. But every now and then, a town's loyalty to a hometown operation wins out.

That pride in local ownership was on full display in Chelsea, Mich., this week when Serendipity Books was figuring out how to move its inventory from its old location to a new one, roughly a block away. To assist the owner, roughly 300 residents of the town came together to form a pair of human chains between the two locations, where books were passed down one-by-one, then put on the correct shelves in the new store.

@serendipitybooktok POV: your community shows up 300 strong to help move your ENTIRE BOOKSTORE around the corner to your new location. Today was so beautiful thank you Chelsea!!!