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Barnes and Noble Booksellers in University Park Village is a significant store in the local Fort Worth community. This Barnes and Noble seems to be the largest bookstore in the area. The TCU Barnes and Noble is much smaller and the items in the store are primarily useful for the students at TCU. The other local bookstore in this area of Fort Worth is the Borders bookstore on Hulen. But unfortunately, this bookstore has closed due to bankruptcy. This leaves the Barnes and Noble in University Park Village to be the best bookstore in the area.

Bookstores are a necessity to have in a community. Without a bookstore, people would not be able to purchase the books they want or need. Barnes and Noble Booksellers offers more than just books. The store also serves a work space for some people. The store offers desks and chairs for people to work or read in. The store is also place of entertainment. There are big comfy chairs for people to lounge in while they read books for pleasure. The store contains a section of board games and toys. There is also an area full of various newspapers and magazines. Customers have the option to either purchase these items or just sit in the comfy chairs and browse through the magazines. Surprisingly, Barnes and Noble Booksellers also sells musical albums. There is large section in the store that has several shelves filled with albums of various music genres for people to purchase. Another significant part of Barnes and Noble is the children’s literature section called Barnes and Noble, JR. This area is decorated with kid friendly decorations and there is a mural on the wall of children playing on clouds in the sky. There are also toys and games for children in this area. Barnes and Noble, JR. makes literature appealing to children. Encouraging children to read is one of the most important things that Barnes and Noble does. Lastly, there is a Starbucks connected to the bookstore. Barnes and Noble makes it easy for people to have their daily fix of coffee. The huge Barnes and Noble Booksellers has so much to offer to everyone in the local community of Fort Worth.