New York, NY – February 3, 2009 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced that this Valentine’s Day, Barnes & Noble will host special events and promotions for book lovers of all ages.  On Saturday, February 7, Barnes & Noble stores across the country will host a free family event to celebrate Valentine’s Day at 10 a.m.  Displays of books, gift items, and CDs and DVDs will be featured in all stores and online at Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), perfect gift suggestions for the one you love.  At Barnes & Noble.com, love is in the air with the launch of the Valentine’s Day Channel on the B&N Studio (www.bn.com/studio).

The February 7 Saturday morning Valentine’s Day event will kick off with a special Storytime. Booksellers will choose favorite stories to read from; popular titles include Max’s Valentine by Rosemary Wells, Love, Splat by Rob Scotton, The Berenstain Bears’ Funny Valentine by Stan and Jan Berenstain, Fluffy’s Valentine’s Day by Kate McMullan and Be My Valentine, Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parish.  Fun Valentine’s craft-making will follow.  Stores will also offer complimentary refreshments, such as sugar cookies and hot chocolate.

In addition to children’s Valentine’s Day titles, the following selection of books, CDs, DVDs and gifts at Barnes & Noble will melt any winter heart:

• Eloquent, sublime, witty, or inspirational – love finds many voices in the stories, poems, epigrams, and quotations in gift books for Valentine’s Day, including Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda, Love Stories by Diana Secker Tesdell, 99 poemas de Amor by Debolsillo, The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig, and Why I Love You by Gregory E. Lang.
• The Cosmo Kama Sutra, Cosmo's Naughty Notes, Kiss Me Coupons and Sexy Coupons for Him and Her are red-hot bedroom books sure to sizzle.
• Tasteful classics from the Barnes & Noble Home Collection include the Chocolate Lovers Basket, Floating Red Heart Italian alabaster bookends, Premium Napa leather hard case for the iPod Nano, Art-Deco Marv business card case, and Shelby large nickel vase. 
• Fall in love to the tunes of the Love Actually soundtrack, Celine Dion’s All the Way: A Decade of Song, the Dirty Dancing soundtrack [20th Anniversary Edition], Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love, and Ultimate Love Songs: The Very Best of Jim Brickman [Barnes & Noble Exclusive Version.]
• Sex and the City: The Movie, Pretty Woman, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Notebook, Juno, and William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet DVDs rekindle the romance of love story favorites. 
• Quamut how-to guides on Homemade Valentine’s Day Gifts aim for the heart with cupid-worthy crafts at www.quamut.com/valentine.

For these products and a further selection, visit Barnes & Noble.com’s Valentine’s Day Store at www.bn.com/valentine.

The B&N Studio Valentine's Day Channel offers audio and video interviews, book trailers, and more, including the February 9 episode of Barnes & Noble Studio’s web series “Tagged!” (www.bn.com/tagged), featuring author Adriana Trigiani (Very Valentine) and great books, music and DVDs for Valentine’s Day. For those who want to chat with the author herself, Trigiani will be featured in “Center Stage” in the Book Clubs (www.bn.com/bookclubs) from February 9-13.  The Romantic Reads book club will feature authors Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart, and Lani Diane Rich (Dogs and Goddesses) on February 4, and author Kristan Higgins discussing Too Good To Be True on February 9. On Barnes & Noble Review, in a special Five Books feature on Romance, bestselling author Eloisa James offers five not-to-be-missed books for passionate readers – a surprising mix of fantasy, fiction, biography, and even cooking, from February 9-16.

For a dose of much-needed humor on the most romantic of holidays, visit SparkNotes.com’s “The SparkNotes Guide to Valentine's Day” (www.sparknotes.com), a quirky and helpful video tutorial. SparkNotes’ SparkLife blog offers a step-by-step guide to charming your crush, a mushy love song music mix to accompany your cheesy YouTube video dedicated to that special someone, creative gift ideas, and how-tos for planning the perfect Valentine’s evening.

No matter what your age and whatever your taste, Barnes & Noble gives everyone something to love this Valentine’s Day.