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BPL · Coney Island · South Brooklyn · est. 1953

Coney Island

What is Coney Island reading? These rankings come from public BPL catalog availability signals at this branch alone. How we measure popularity →

About this branch

Original branch opened in 1953 on Mermaid Avenue. The building was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012; the renovated branch reopened in 2019.

Opened
1953
Neighborhood
Coney Island
Region
South Brooklyn
Tracked here
34

How Coney Island compares

Most similar reading taste

Flatbush

46% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure · 21 shared of 45

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Most different reading taste

Central Library

5% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure · 4 shared of 53

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Most in-demand here

Availability-derivedAvailability-derived: public hold counts are too inconsistent across comparable titles to fold in. This ranking is based on shelf availability and movement only. Missing holds are never treated as zero.
  1. 1
    The correspondent

    Virginia Evans

    0/5 available · all out · ~ panel avg
  2. 2
    The boyfriend

    Freida McFadden

    0/3 available · all out · +26 vs panel avg
  3. 3
    Heart the lover

    Lily King

    0/4 available · all out · −2 vs panel avg
  4. 4
    Great big beautiful life

    Emily Henry

    0/3 available · all out · +14 vs panel avg
  5. 5
    Atmosphere : a love story

    Taylor Jenkins Reid

    0/3 available · all out · −3 vs panel avg
  1. 6
    Project Hail Mary

    Andy Weir

    0/2 available · all out · ~ panel avg
  2. 7
    Strangers : a memoir of marriage

    Belle Burden

    0/2 available · all out · −4 vs panel avg
  3. 8
    Broken country

    Clare Leslie Hall

    0/2 available · all out · ~ panel avg
  4. 9
    Yellowface

    R F Kuang

    0/2 available · all out · +1 vs panel avg
  5. 10
    The women

    Kristin Hannah

    0/2 available · all out · +7 vs panel avg

Unusually squeezed here

  • Black food : stories, art, and essays

    +38 vs panel avgOver-index: this branch's demand pressure for the title minus the average pressure across ALL tracked branches that carry the title (this branch included). Branches that don't carry the title are excluded so non-coverage doesn't artificially inflate distinctiveness. Positive = unusually in demand here.

  • The boyfriend

    Freida McFadden · +26 vs panel avgOver-index: this branch's demand pressure for the title minus the average pressure across ALL tracked branches that carry the title (this branch included). Branches that don't carry the title are excluded so non-coverage doesn't artificially inflate distinctiveness. Positive = unusually in demand here.

  • Hidden potential : the science of achieving greater things

    Adam Grant · +20 vs panel avgOver-index: this branch's demand pressure for the title minus the average pressure across ALL tracked branches that carry the title (this branch included). Branches that don't carry the title are excluded so non-coverage doesn't artificially inflate distinctiveness. Positive = unusually in demand here.

  • Great big beautiful life

    Emily Henry · +14 vs panel avgOver-index: this branch's demand pressure for the title minus the average pressure across ALL tracked branches that carry the title (this branch included). Branches that don't carry the title are excluded so non-coverage doesn't artificially inflate distinctiveness. Positive = unusually in demand here.

  • Demon Copperhead

    Barbara Kingsolver · +10 vs panel avgOver-index: this branch's demand pressure for the title minus the average pressure across ALL tracked branches that carry the title (this branch included). Branches that don't carry the title are excluded so non-coverage doesn't artificially inflate distinctiveness. Positive = unusually in demand here.

  • Crying in H Mart : a memoir

    Michelle Zauner · +10 vs panel avgOver-index: this branch's demand pressure for the title minus the average pressure across ALL tracked branches that carry the title (this branch included). Branches that don't carry the title are excluded so non-coverage doesn't artificially inflate distinctiveness. Positive = unusually in demand here.

  • The women

    Kristin Hannah · +7 vs panel avgOver-index: this branch's demand pressure for the title minus the average pressure across ALL tracked branches that carry the title (this branch included). Branches that don't carry the title are excluded so non-coverage doesn't artificially inflate distinctiveness. Positive = unusually in demand here.

  • Atomic habits : tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones

    James Clear · +7 vs panel avgOver-index: this branch's demand pressure for the title minus the average pressure across ALL tracked branches that carry the title (this branch included). Branches that don't carry the title are excluded so non-coverage doesn't artificially inflate distinctiveness. Positive = unusually in demand here.

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