Barbara's Bookstore — Local services in Chicago

Know books. I worked a Borders in Texas and brwse giant box barnes and noble. Have a genre and know how and what to read from reviews non or fiction art music, any chicago history or authors in 3 steps in gaulter. No it is not mailed Amazon monster or prime maze of pricing. Love something new in your hands???? A small vendor stuffed with loving things lost to youth and online monsters. I love paper, watched all books to 90 percent off closed a door on greatness right on state and randolph for what a target stolen again retail junk... Bums trash dirty at borders coffee seattle best early gone no macys no beautiful no dirty argo tea stop. The new theatre trashed to slobs broken town once pristine is overtsken southside is all bums crime clueless, but at every barbaras a breath of fresh air sophisticated quiet and books clearly clean reccomends and tiny at all for well read bookphiles not grabbers or ignorant youth do starbucks. 5 stars to my favorite chain of bullet points on saavy guests. Who dont complain and need spoon fed basement hurry. Go in mind your self and pay happy. Simply only for all in the know ahead of a pop in. Bored or in Macys google? Turn off the phone and read anything standing still and be happy not to be on 3rd survived cancer but too ignorant to see your self and a mirror with days into years. Love life now complainers. Waste of my time. It is...

Does Rebecca understand she works at a bookstore IN A HOSPITAL?!

Today I visited the bookstore with one of my residents whom was interested in buying a book and a female worker there with glasses and messy hair told my resident that she needed her to “leave as soon as possible because she’s driving me crazy”. gave me some crazy eyes and said much more but got completely distracted by how uncomfortable she made me feel. ( EDIT: FOUND OUT HER NAME IS REBECCA) I’m not a bookstore type of person but man, I never thought it was possible to leave a bookstore so disappointed. What’s sad is that my resident frequently comes here to buy books. Never again.

On the other hand there was a great gentleman there that is 100% a wonderful man he tried his best to treat my resident with just pure kindness. I can’t believe how you deal with those owners! You should personally run that store alone!! Hats off to him!

To the owner (I’m assuming is Rebecca because I’ve never got down talked by a store employee) I wish I never see you again. Left Northwestern Hospital with just pure disgust and anger, after seeing some old reviews it looks like this isn’t a first! Be careful because I was very close to putting her...

My son had heart surgery in late November of 2018 at Lurie's. While I was waiting and thinking of every possible scenario, as parents do, I tried to distract myself at this bookstore. The two older women there were very rude to my friend and I. I picked up a kid's book, thinking my son might like it while he was recovering. The one lady snatched it out of my hand and shouts at me, "You can't open that!". I was literally just looking at the back cover. And since when can you not open a book at a bookstore??? Isn't that the point. I'm not a child and I understand to open it with caution and care. Then the other lady shouted at my friend to "move" so she could ring up a customer, even though my friend was also looking at something on the displays around the cashwrap. Needless to say I didn't buy a single damn thing. I will never return to this store and I hope those two old ladies end up in the worst retirement home/ nursing home possible. You reap what you sow, and they were horrible to me during a...