AURORA | The Barnes and Noble at City Place will close in January after more than two decades at the location.
In a press release, the company confirmed that the City Place store, 170 S. Abilene St., will close Jan. 13 when its lease ends.
“At a time when Barnes & Noble is opening so many new bookstores, it is especially sad when one has to close,” James Daunt, CEO of Barnes and Noble, said in the release. “We are very sorry to have to close our Aurora City Place store, and we are enormously grateful to the generations of customers who made it such a rewarding place to be. We look forward to returning to Aurora with a new bookstore as soon as possible.”
The closure of the store comes after Barnes and Noble opened three new locations in Colorado in the last two years and bought the local Tattered Cover Book Store locations. In 2026, the company plans to open a total of 60 new stores, bringing them up to more than 730 bookstores nationwide.
The company will offer its employees from the City Place store jobs at other locations.
In Aurora, Barnes and Noble still has a location at the Southlands and a Tattered Cover store at Stanley Marketplace. Barnes and Noble also has nearby locations in Denver and Lone Tree, as well as the Colfax location of Tattered Cover.
In response to the closing, some city council members said on social media that they are working to help the store find a new location in the city.
“I have reached out to some of the experts on our city staff who may be able to help Barnes & Noble explore other potential locations, with the hopes that they can find a new space and continue serving this area of our city,” Councilmember Amy Wiles said on Facebook. “Our community benefits from having places that encourage reading, learning, and connection, and I would love to see Barnes & Noble remain part of it — and maybe even expand with an additional location to (northeast) Aurora as we continue to grow.”