Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 31, Barnes & Noble is reopening its bookstore in Noblesville, Ind., in a space in the Stony Creek Market Place next door to its old location. B&N closed that site in January after 20 years in business because the building was being redeveloped, which gave the company, it said, "the opportunity to architect a completely new bookstore." Noblesville is a suburb of Indianapolis.
To celebrate, Ashley C. Ford, author of Somebody's Daughter (Flatiron Books) will conduct the ribbon cutting ceremony tomorrow and will sign copies of her memoir.
B&N bookselling head Amy Fitzgerald said, "We thank our customers for the outpouring of support they expressed when we had to close our Noblesville bookstore. We are very pleased to have kept the period of closure so short and also thank our wonderful booksellers of the Noblesville team who have worked so hard to create this brilliant new bookstore. It is an exciting space, with such a wide stock and with an impressive roster of local authors for store events already on the calendar."
Store manager Alicia Gebert added, "Opening this store has been an extra special experience for me as I began my career with Barnes & Noble in Noblesville and cannot wait to continue connecting with readers in Indianapolis. My team and I are incredibly excited for the brand-new look and feel of this store. It will be a whole new experience for the Noblesville community."