Another field trip...

Yesterday Toni and I finally made the trip to the Book Barn in Niantic, CT... definitely the biggest used book store in the state.

We were definitely overwhelmed when we first arrived. The place is SO much bigger than any other used book store we've ever been to.

We saw this sign when we first got there, and realized we were in for hours of book-browsing.

Toni checks out one of the many bookshelves. This one was in "Ellis Island" which is where the Book Barn's newly acquired books go before they are organized by genre and alphabetized.

I'm pointing out our next destination... the Book Barn Annex, where all the fiction is located.

We made it to the Book Barn Annex-- all fiction, alphabetized by author's last name. You can pretty much find any book here. As you can see, Toni was feeling overwhelmed by number of books.

One of the many cats that apparently lives at the Book Barn.

Book Barn Annex.... soooo many books.

Overall we really liked the Book Barn, but we both agreed it was a little overwhelming. They probably have more books than a big Barnes & Noble store!! This place is great if you're looking for a particular book, because everything is well organized. But if you just want to browse, give yourself A LOT of time. 

Apparently they have a downtown store, too. We didn't check that out yet... that will be for another day.