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AS one who goes often to Barnes & Noble - after purchasing books, etc., my husband and I will often get a tea , sit down and play a game of Scrabble- yes, Scrabble. If they are really busy and there doesn't seem to be any empty tables, we will take our tea to go, but usually they have room for us. I have been in some other B & N stores that were really crowded, and often wondered how much business they really do since everyone there seemed to be just studying, or reading., I am sure it was frustrating for you. I know you were upset that there wasn't any place for you to look through your pile of possible purchases, but perhaps you could suggest to the manager that they have a separate area for students who want to study? That would be proactive. Toni Koontz akoontz@cdeducation.org Media Specialist St. Charles Preparatory www.cdeducation.org/schools/sc Columbus Ohio Carpe Diem -----Original Message----- From: School Library Media & Network Communications [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]On Behalf Of Linda Marie Gottman Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 12:43 PM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: GEN: Barnes and Noble I was really ticked off last night. My husband and I went to our = neighborhood Barnes and Noble bookstore. I collected a small stack of = books and magazines that I wanted to sort through and I couldn't find a = place to sit. Apparently, since our B & N is close to a university, it is the "new" = place for university students to study. The students occupied every = easy chair and every table. The only purchases they had made was from = Starbucks (mmmmm....white chocolate mocha....sorry I digress...heheh). =20 A complaint made to the store manager was not satisfying. He basically = said that the decision to ban/bar the students had to be made on the = corporate level and that the store couldn't do anything about it. Needless to say, I will pursue this to the corporate level. I think it = is poor business practice to allow the students to take over the store = and to discourage paying customers from enjoying the store. Have any of you had a similar problem with your bookstores? Linda Gottman Librarian Edgewood Academy San Antonio, Texas lgottman@eisd.net =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-