Barnes & Noble

Great B&N. In store Starbucks and a huge fireplace to enjoy it. Fell in love with this place quickly and have been here times through out my vacation.

Great place to grab coffee and get a book

Bathroom was out of order, the fireplace wasn't working. What other reason is there to go here?

The few times i have been to Barnes & Noble have been awful . I am a construction worker and the times i have gone there its been straight from work with my wife and son. If you are wearing work clothes in this store every employee will follow you and give you dirty looks because you don’t look like you shouldn’t be shopping there and they automatically assume you cant afford to buy there stuff and you are there to steal. Definitely do not recommend shopping here .

The book store is awesome, the cafe (Starbucks) is not. I ordered an iced green tea and instead of properly steeping a bag of tea, they poured me a cup of premade watery green tea from a jug. It was absolutely awful.

Barnes and Noble... you have a fireplace where which customers can sit and relax and read? That is amazing! Fairbanks, you win the atmosphere department, hands down!

Love this store, so many books, so little time

Love going here, I can pick up a new book and grab a cup of coffee all in one place 📖☕😊

Edit/TLDR: don't sit in the aisles. Use designated sitting areas by the fireplace and Starbucks to read.

Barnes and Noble is great. No issues. But my wife visited yesterday and witnessed an interaction that made her, and me upon hearing about it, annoyed and embarrassed.

My wife was shopping there with our kids, and noticed two young adult girls quietly reading a couple books in an aisle, sitting on the floor off to one side - clearly not blocking the path. One of your employee's, an older lady, came by and in a very irritated tone told the two girls they couldn't sit there and read.

Now I will say that I'm not sure if it's against some safety guidance or rules, or if that somehow violated fire safety, though I really can't see how when in an emergency you have every other aisle to use...

But Barnes and Noble isn't just a book store. Especially in a small town with few options. People like to sit and read. And it's a completely normal thing, especially in a Barnes and Noble, to see people sitting in aisles, corners, etc and enjoying a book. I hate the thought of young adults choosing to spend their free time in a book store reading, and being scolded for sitting in a quiet aisle. I hope this employee was acting based on safety rules or guidance, and not just her personal pet peeves.

Nothing different than your typical big bookstore. Great selection and a nice cafe area with a fireplace to sit and read your new book. My only complaint is that there was a bit of moving things around recently and it took me an extra minute to find what I was looking for