Barnes & Noble will open its new Meriden, Conn., bookstore today, March 20, with author Liv Constantine cutting the ribbon and signing copies of her books. The store is located in the Townline Square Annex at 533 S. Broad St.
Also today, B&N is launching a new bookstore in Butler Plaza at 3728 SW Archer Rd., Gainesville, Fla., with author Ginny Myers Sain hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony and book signing at the grand opening celebration. The store will also feature an updated B&N Café.
"In 2013, in the depths of the dark years for booksellers, Gainesville lost its Barnes & Noble," the company noted. "Now that real bookstores are thriving, it is with great pride that Barnes & Noble returns to Gainesville. We are opening beautiful new bookstores and could not be more pleased to return to Butler Plaza."