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Jedi fans promote literacy

By Katie Charland | October 6, 2013

Children and parents showed their Jedi pride Saturday to celebrate Star Wars Reads Day.This event was held by Barnes & Noble, 2439 Sycamore Road, and promoted literacy through Star Wars books. The day’s activities included a scavenger hunt and costume...

Barnes & Noble to host Star Wars Reads Day event

By Northern Star Staff | September 30, 2013

DeKalb | Barnes & Noble nationwide will host a free Star Wars Reads Day on Saturday.The DeKalb Barnes and Noble, 2439 Sycamore Road, will feature a costume contest and Star Wars-themed scavenger hunt with exclusive giveaways and activities for every...

Barnes & Noble to host Community School of the Arts musicians

By Northern Star Staff | November 25, 2012

Shoppers at Barnes & Noble, 2439 Sycamore Road, will be serenaded by the NIU Community School of the Arts (CSA) from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, according to a news release. The recital is part of the Book Fair program sponsored by the store. The money...

Book buybacks underway around DeKalb

By Dan Martynowicz | November 29, 2011

As the semester draws to a close, many students look to sell textbooks. Local businesses like Copy Service, 1005 W. Lincoln Highway, Village Commons Book Store, 901 Lucinda Ave., and the NIU Book Store, 340 Carroll Ave. offer new and used textbooks to...

Author David Vann speaks Tuesday night at Barnes and Noble, 2439
Sycamore Road. Vann took questions about his book, Last Day on
Earth, which released in October.

The value of truth: Author shares struggles of writing book on NIU’s Feb. 14, 2008 shooter

By Kyla Gardner | November 9, 2011

David Vann, author of Last Day on Earth, a portrait of Feb. 14, 2008 gunman Steven Kazmierczak, believes in the value of truth. In the aftermath of the NIU shooting that left six dead and more than 20 injured, the media got the story wrong, Vann said....