First Impressions of Southbury's New Destination for Book Lovers

My wife and I visited the newest bookstore in all of Connecticut today, it's only been open for 48 hours, and it's different from most.

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It's been a rough go for book lovers in Southbury, a devastating flood took out the basement of the beautiful Southbury Public Library on Poverty Road last Fall, and the main building has yet to reopen. Heritage Village is where you have had to temporarily go as the damage is being repaired, but, as of Wednesday, June 18, there's a sparkling new destination in town.

Barnes & Noble has opened for business at 775 Main Street South in the Southbury Green shopping center. We got there around 11AM, and we wondered why we almost had the store to ourselves for the first few minutes. I'll show you why I think that was so in the photos below.

First Impressions of Southbury's New Destination for Book Lovers

My wife and I stopped into the brand-new Barnes & Noble in Southbury today, it just opened 48 hours before our visit. I've been shopping for books in Southbury since Waldenbooks and Borders were in town, here's our first impressions of Southbury's new destination for book lovers.

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