A bookshop owner in Southampton, England asked for help to move his library due to high rent and wanted to move the books to the new location. He was surprised by the presence of more than 250 young people, elderly and special needs people who were also involved. They formed a human chain where they took thousands of books and transferred them hand in hand from the old place to the new place at a distance of 500 feet. The job was done in just an hour.
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“make it simple but significant.”
-don draper (mad men)
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source credit: kalin velkov krasimirov
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
You always find a story to renew my faith in humanity, Beth! What a great example of how a society should function. This is the definition of ‘uplifting’. Thanks for sharing!
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My pleasure, I love finding and sharing these stories
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It shows….have a great holiday with your family!
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An amazing idea and gesture.
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It was both, Sadie
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Indeed.
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That’s a very kind humanitarian gesture 👍🤝
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So kind
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Love it! So simple yet so effective. Back to basics – caring and sharing.
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spot on, goff
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Cheers.
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Wow!❤️
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yes!
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Wonderful
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it was –
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☺
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I like this, Beth; Don Draper has his head screwed on right: pitching in to help is a sign of a caring community —
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Love the story – and the quote resonates today!
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It sure does
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Whether you get your news on TV, on the radio, in the newspaper, or online – you will see 98% BAD news. Our world is in shambles. We are all struggling. There is fear and so much sadness.
That being said, the world needs more stories like this!!! What a wonderful picture of the way things should be! It is nice to see people come together and work together!! Amazing story!!!!
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I so agree with all of this
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Fantastic story!
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I thought so too
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Thanks for sharing. It was a wonderful story to wake up to this morning.
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I’m so glad, that was my hope
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It takes a village, proved, Beth. Awesome indeed.
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Literally)
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I love this!! What a wonderful show of kindness and humanity!
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Wonderful, indeed!
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Please please tell me this isn’t fake news. 😉
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Not
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A whole different satisfaction to the heart seeing such touching acts of kindness. These acts are the little reminders that assure us that humanity is still abundant in this competitive era.
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They are what keep us hopeful
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thanks for sharing such a wonderful story, Beth. Seems like no one slowed things down by stopping to page through a book or two…
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Maybe they put him on another helping task
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🙂
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We don’t always know how much something means to people until you put a call to action out. That bookstore was clearly important to a lot of people.
Such a heartwarming article♥️
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So heartwarming and you are so right
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With all the horrible news stories including another mass shooting yesterday, thank you for this wonderful reminder that there are more good people out there than bad.
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I think it’s so important to find and remember
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Love this! Goodness wins!
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Here’s to that!
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Awesome story!
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Yes, so much goodness here
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Humans are sometimes brilliant. It’s very cool when we are.
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Yes, I am often happily surprised by us
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Now THAT is a beautiful thing!
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Yes!
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This is great, Beth.
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Such a positive event
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Love this!
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❤️
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How fabulous is THAT!
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Incredibly fab!
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That certainly put a shine on my day! 🤗 My late husband was a book collector and we moved so many times. It gives me extra appreciation for what a tremendous job that might have been.
Thanks for the smile. 😊
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Good to hear that you enjoyed it
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Wow. This reminds me of ants. We could learn a lot from watching them…or this.
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You are so right – the same kind of communal work ethic
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the heart is singing….that is beautiful.
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so glad –
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Aww..such a caring society! ❤️🌈😻
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I absolutely loved that story. It’s so simple, but I will probably be reflecting on it for days.
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simple yet powerful in many ways
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People and books, they go hand in hand.
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Hard to separate them
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I agree!
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How awesome! Many hands make light work.
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Literally
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Humanity at its best.
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Yes!
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I love this story though I might have had a hard time not making a stack next to me to be rung up after all the rest had made their move. Helping a bookstore is what we are all about. 🙂
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Yes!
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I love this!
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So kind 👌🙏🌷
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so very
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🌷🙏🌷
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That is the cutest, sweetest thing. Was this recent? No masks!
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it really is, I just found the story, but I’m guessing not for the mask reason –
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thank you
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