US EditionMichigan bookstore moves into new location one book at a time
- Residents in Chelsea, Michigan, formed a book brigade on Sunday.
- Bookstore owner Michelle Tuplin needed to move Serendipity Books to a larger facility.
- Over 300 participants of all ages formed human chains passing inventory.
- They transferred 9,100 books one by one over a short distance.
- The entire moving operation finished in less than two hours.
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Human Conveyor Belt Forms to Move Michigan Bookstore
Photo: Burrill Strong ~ USA TODAY NETWORK PODCAST: April 16, 2025 ~ Serendipity Books in Chelsea recently moved locations, but encountered issues with the logistics of moving its inventory. Luckily, the community stepped in to create a human conveyor belt to transport the store’s books down to its new location! Marie Osborne talks with Michelle Tuplin, owner of Serendipity Books, about how the community formed a ‘book brigade‘ to help the book …
Why a Michigan community formed a human chain to move 9,100 books, one at a time
When the Serendipity Books in Chelsea, Mich., needed to move 9,100 books to the store’s new location one block away, they assembled a volunteer “book brigade” to form a human chain, and pass each book along, one-by-one, to its new home.
Human chain instead of cartons and transporters: When the move is imminent, a book store in the small town of Chelsea in Michigan uses this method. Hundreds come together to transport the inventory to the new business. The unusual move not only benefits the book dealer.
Bookstore owner's ingenious method for moving 10,000 books into a new storefront
Serendipity Books, a beloved shop in Chelsea, Michigan recently secured a lease on a larger space just 350 feet away. While that's a wonderful sign for independent bookstores everywhere, the question became how to most efficiently and affordably move nearly 10,000 books down the block. — Read the rest The post Bookstore owner's ingenious method for moving 10,000 books into a new storefront appeared first on Boing Boing.
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