Kicker: One book at a time

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Talk about small-town charm in Chelsea, Michigan hundreds of people showed up to move a bookstore— one book at a time.

Sunday before last, neighbors formed a human chain down Main Street. They passed all 9,100 titles from Serendipity Books to its new storefront a block away. Audio from WXYZ-TV:

AUDIO: Woo! Make it go!

They laughed, they shared their favorite reads, and they sang:

AUDIO: 38,000 books on the shelf! 38,000 books! Take one down…

And they did it ALL in under two hours! Bookstore owner Michelle Tuplin:

TUPLIN: It was accessible for everybody and people could enjoy that feeling of togetherness and that was really special.

Special… and proof that in a good community, even moving books can turn into a block party!

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