Barnes & Noble Is Back on Old York Road, Right Across From Its Old Home
Bucks Co. & Beyond Daily
Bucks Co. & Beyond Daily
Old York Road just got its bookstore back. Barnes & Noble opened to the public on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at Noble Town Center — 905 Old York Road, Suite 100, in the Jenkintown section of Abington Township — with a 9 a.m. ribbon cutting that made it official: eastern Montgomery County has a full-size bookseller again.
I've watched that stretch of Old York Road remake itself for years. A more-than-20,000-square-foot Barnes & Noble in the former Bed Bath & Beyond space next to Ross is the kind of everyday amenity that quietly changes how a corridor feels.
According to Barnes & Noble's Sept. 11, 2026 announcement and Abington Patch reporting, the new store sits across the road from the chain's old Jenkintown home, which closed in 2013 after opening in 1993. Patch put the floor plan at more than 20,000 square feet. Public hours, per Patch's Sept. 17 grand-opening coverage, are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Opening day brought a ribbon cutting and book signing with local author K.L. Walther, plus Biscuit the Dog storytimes over the following weekend, Barnes & Noble said. Store manager Angelica Casner framed the goal plainly: a welcoming gathering place shaped by neighbors, not just a place to buy books. CEO James Daunt called it a joy to reopen in a community the chain had long belonged to, and the company said Jenkintown is one of 60 new Barnes & Noble stores opening in 2026.
This is not a tiny pop-up. Barnes & Noble itself noted the symmetry of landing just across from the old store, and Barnes & Noble called the store emblematic of a renaissance of physical bookstores after a decade of closures. Patch also noted it fills the void left when the nearby Willow Grove store closed a few years ago, so for Abington Township readers, a big browse is close to home again.
What's still unknown from the public announcements is the full local events calendar beyond the opening weekend. Check the store's page and in-store boards for author nights, book clubs and kids' programs as they land.
Is there a Barnes & Noble in Abington Township?
Yes. Barnes & Noble opened Sept. 16, 2026 at Noble Town Center, 905 Old York Road in the Jenkintown section of Abington Township, according to Barnes & Noble and Abington Patch.
What are the hours at the Jenkintown Barnes & Noble?
Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., per Patch's Sept. 17, 2026 grand-opening report.
Where is the new Barnes & Noble relative to the old one?
Barnes & Noble said the new store is across the road from the former Jenkintown location that closed in 2013, in the former Bed Bath & Beyond space next to Ross at Noble Town Center.
Curious what daily life looks like off Old York Road? My Abington neighborhood guide covers parks, schools and the market, and every Montgomery County town guide is mapped too.
A town that can support a full-size bookstore again is a town people want to hang around in — and Old York Road feels a little more complete this fall. I'm Nick Rau, President of Sales with the Rarity Real Estate Team, ranked in the Top 1% of agents nationally (RealTrends 2025, individual), with more than 135 Google reviews, and I live in Bucks County.
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Featured photo: a Barnes & Noble storefront (stock; not the Jenkintown location). Photo (cropped): JBTHEMILKER, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: Abington Patch, Sept. 17, 2026; Abington Patch, Sept. 4, 2026; Barnes & Noble / WebWire, Sept. 11, 2026; Barnes & Noble store locator.
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