Michigan bookstore moves into new location one book at a time

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 …

Michigan Town Comes Together to Move Books - One by One

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.

300-strong ‘book brigade’ helps Michigan bookstore move to new location

A Michigan bookstore owner got a big surprise when roughly 300 community members showed up to help move its entire stock of books to its new location around the corner.

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.