Barnes & Noble Opening This Week In Algonquin

ALGONQUIN, IL —A new Barnes & Noble store is set to open at Algonquin Commons this week, according to store officials.

The company has shut down its store at Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee with plans to move the store into a vacant space, next to Trader Joes, at 1802 S. Randall Road in Algonquin. The Algonquin store will officially open at 10 a.m. Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting planned with local mystery authors Lori Radar-Day and Susanna Calkins.

“Barnes & Noble is so pleased to open our new store in Algonquin Commons, relocating from our old bookstore at Spring Hill Mall. This is our second new store in the Chicago suburbs in the last 18 months, following our Schaumburg store opening last summer,” said Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt.

The Spring Hill Mall Store closed Oct. 22. The new store showcases a "dramatic change in the bookseller’s appearance," according to a news release. The new store is described as light and airy, with a café, large book rooms and beautiful displays of stationery, puzzles, board games and toys.

The Algonquin team has been hard at work developing their bookstore.

“I feel so lucky to be opening our new store this week with the support of so many amazing booksellers. Our relocation allowed us to reset and refocus our store around books and the love of reading, and we can’t wait to welcome shoppers here” said store manager Teresa Noble. “This new store is designed with the local customer in mind, and my team and I curated many books just for them. We will also have an updated and expanded gift department that I am sure book lovers will enjoy. Plus, our Café will be located right outside of the Kids Department allowing parents to get a coffee and see their kids exploring the shelves.”