LEGO Architecture Studio Event for 14+

Barnes & Noble Corte Madera Announces the Return of Fan-Favorite LEGO® Architecture Studio Event in Stores Nationwide October 17

Customers Can Bring Their LEGO Creations to Life While Bookseller Enthusiasts Teach Them the Principles of Architecture that Influence Their Building

October 13, 2015 –Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the exciting return of its popular LEGO Architecture Studio Event to take place at Barnes & Noble Corte Madera on Saturday, October 17, at 2 p.m. During Barnes & Noble’s LEGO Architecture Studio event, adults and teens will have the unique opportunity to build their own creations while sharing and discussing their individual design processes with fellow participants. To provide an optimal customer experience, space for this event is limited. Customers should contact the store or email crm2274@bn.com with number of participants and phone number to sign up.

“We are thrilled to once again provide customers with the valuable opportunity to express their unique creativity and imaginative design skills through LEGO Architecture Studio,” said Sarah DiFrancesco, Vice President, Business Development for Barnes & Noble. “Barnes & Noble is committed to engaging customers in hands-on experiences that teach them about designing, handcrafting and constructing, and there is no better way to accomplish this goal than with inspiring and interactive tools like LEGO Architecture Studio.”

In 2013, Barnes & Noble hosted its first LEGO Architecture Studio event at more than 400 stores. Due to its success, the event is back and bigger than ever this year at all Barnes & Noble stores nationwide, and LEGO enthusiasts across the country will have the opportunity join their local community as they explore the fascinating parameters and planning involved in design and architecture.

Plus, at this year’s event, an exclusive, limited-edition LEGO Architecture T-shirt is available with the purchase of any LEGO Architecture studio, while supplies last. Customers should contact Barnes & Noble Corte Madera for more details.

Barnes & Noble events are free and open to the public. To discover more, visit the Barnes & Noble Store Locator at www.bn.com/storelocator. Barnes & Noble Corte Madera is located at 313 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, CA 94925. For information about these or other events at Barnes & Noble Corte Madera, please contact Laurel Kidd, Community Business Development Manager, at crm2274@bn.com.

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