"We hear so much negativity in the world today," she said. Hickmon said the organization was drawn to the event's positivity. "And of course, we are strong advocates of reading." "We partner with the organization because it's important to have our presence in the community," said church volunteer Jackie Hickmon. More: Tense rallies in Dearborn amid debate over LGBTQ books Neal Ruben: Michigan’s missing historical signs are ‘noticeable’ This has been lovely here in the fire station. "We have been waiting for the new library for quite some time. "I think it's wonderful," said Root, who took part in Saturday's book chain. And residents, including Corrie Root, 67, of Superior Township, are excited about their new 7,800-square-foot, built-from-the-ground-up library. 14, the doors of Superior Township's new library will finally open after residents pushed roughly 15 years for a more spacious building chock full of amenities. "Then we'll put it together as a montage for everybody to see." "We'll be filming and people can say hello to the building, goodbye to the building, and just a greeting," she said. "Which is where we are now, we're starting with this little bitty building, and we're moving to something much grander, much larger, and much more accessible to the people in our community." "We attached a GoPro to the picture book 'Pass It On,' which is a story about the game telephone, where you start with one thing, it kind of changes to the end," Russell said. It was a special way to record the moment, suggested by youth librarian Nicole Russell. By 2:10 p.m., a book entitled "Pass It On" by author Marilyn Sadler was heading down the human chain with a GoPro camera attached. More than 200 volunteers showed up at the old library on MacArthur Boulevard to form a human chain to transfer the library's book collection to the newly constructed library building nearby. At a time when books are dividing a growing number of communities in Michigan and beyond, they did just the opposite Saturday in Superior Township, where hundreds gathered together to form a human chain to fill the shelves of their new library.
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