---
title: "Barbara's Bookstore · Terminal 2 · ORD Airport Guide"
description: "Barbara's Bookstore at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 2, Concourse E · Gate E5. After security. Shops, news & gifts."
url: "https://ordairportguide.com/venues/barbaras-bookstore-terminal-2/"
updated: "2026-10-31"
airport: "ORD"
type: "place"
---

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# Barbara's Bookstore

Barbara's Bookstore at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 2, Concourse E · Gate E5. After security. Shops, news & gifts.

Updated October 31, 2026

## Location & access

Barbara's Bookstore shares gate E5 with Home Run Inn Pizza, Hoypoloi, An Uncommon Gallery and Stanley's Blackhawks Kitchen & Tap.

- Shop
- Books
- Accessories
- Bags
- Chicago souvenirs
- Gifts
- Magazines
- Souvenirs

- **Terminal:** Terminal 2
- **Where in the terminal:** Concourse E · Gate E5
Concessions move, so check the gate signs.
- **Security side:** After security
- **What it is:**
  - Shops, news & gifts

Source: O'Hare International Airport terminal map

## Next closest places to gate E5

Other places in Concourse E after security, sorted by how near their printed gate is to gate E5, where Barbara's Bookstore is.

### Gate E4

- [Auntie Anne's](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/auntie-annes-terminal-2/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Nuts on Clark](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/nuts-on-clark-terminal-2/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

### Gate E6

- [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-2-gate-e-6/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

### Gate E2

- [Carry Out/Carry On](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/carry-out-carry-on/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-2-gate-e-2/): Restaurants & bars · Open 24 hours

[Barbara's Bookstore has 5 spots at ORD: see all](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/brands/barbara-s-bookstore/)

## Lounges and services nearest gate E5

What the airport's facility lists place by a gate in Concourse E, nearest gate E5 first.

- [United Club](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/united-club-e7/): Terminal 2, Concourse E, near Gate E7. · Daily 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- [Lactation pods](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/nursing/): Terminal 2, Concourse E, Gate E1

## Getting to Barbara's Bookstore

Barbara's Bookstore is after security, at gate E5.

[Food and shops in Concourse E by gate](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/concourse-e/)

## When Barbara's Bookstore is closed

- **Before 5 a.m. and after 9:30 p.m.**: [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-2-gate-e-2/) (open 24 hours) and [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-2-gate-e-6/) (4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.), in Concourse E, after security.

## Nearest other shops, news & gifts

- [Coach](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/coach/): gate E1 · After security · Every day, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Headphone Hub](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/headphone-hub/): gate E1 · After security · Every day, 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- [MAC Cosmetics](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/mac-cosmetics/): gate E1 · After security · Every day, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

## Questions about Barbara's Bookstore

### Where are the Barbara's Bookstore locations at Chicago O'Hare International Airport?

The airport lists five. The earliest to open is Concourse B, gate B10, from 5 a.m.

- One in Concourse B
- One in Concourse C
- One in Concourse E
- One in Concourse G
- One in Concourse H

[Every Barbara's Bookstore at ORD](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/brands/barbara-s-bookstore/)

### Can you get to Barbara's Bookstore before going through security?

No. It is after security, so only travelers who have been screened can reach it.

## Before you make a detour

Check your gate and security area. A place elsewhere in the airport may not be reachable from your departure area.

[Terminal 2 guide](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-2/)

## Opening hours

Published schedule, local time

- Every day, 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

[All places in Terminal 2](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/?terminal=Terminal%202)[2 lounges in Terminal 2](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/#lounges-terminal-2)[Checkpoints in Terminal 2](https://ordairportguide.com/security/#security-terminal-2)