Compare branches
Pick any two of the 12 tracked BPL branches to see what they share, what each over-indexes on, and how their adult-fiction tastes diverge.
Selected pair: Bushwick and Bay Ridge have a 40% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (40 titles tracked at both, 77 at either).
Brooklyn Heights | Central Library | Bushwick | Greenpoint | Williamsburgh | Bedford | Crown Heights | Flatbush | Bay Ridge | Coney Island | Kings Highway | Sunset Park | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central / Downtown | ||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Heights | — | 11 | 39 | 52 | 40 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 49 | 39 | 53 | 43 |
| Central Library | 11 | — | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| North Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bushwick | 39 | 9 | — | 34 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Greenpoint | 52 | 10 | 34 | — | 48 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 52 | 37 | 42 | 50 |
| Williamsburgh | 40 | 11 | 32 | 48 | — | 32 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 44 | 43 |
| Central Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bedford | 34 | 3 | 34 | 39 | 32 | — | 33 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 36 | 37 |
| Crown Heights | 41 | 6 | 32 | 48 | 42 | 33 | — | 43 | 51 | 42 | 45 | 44 |
| Flatbush | 49 | 9 | 40 | 54 | 44 | 40 | 43 | — | 49 | 35 | 47 | 43 |
| South Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bay Ridge | 49 | 10 | 40 | 52 | 41 | 39 | 51 | 49 | — | 41 | 44 | 48 |
| Coney Island | 39 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 34 | 42 | 35 | 41 | — | 38 | 36 |
| Kings Highway | 53 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 44 | 36 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 38 | — | 43 |
| Sunset Park | 43 | 11 | 35 | 50 | 43 | 37 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 36 | 43 | — |
How this works
Each cell is a weighted overlap: across every adult title tracked at either branch, we compare the lower and higher branch demand-pressure values, then divide the sum of shared pressure by the sum of combined pressure. Books with strong demand at both branches count more; books strong at only one branch lower the overlap. Diagonals are self-matches (—). Branches are grouped by region (North / Central / South Brooklyn) for readability, and only the lower triangle is shown since the matrix is symmetric. If a book isn’t in one branch’s tracked pool, that side counts as no observed signal — not proof of zero real-world demand.
Shared titles
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle BurdenBushwick 51 −15 vs panel avg · Bay Ridge 70 +2 vs panel avg
Crying in H Mart : a memoirMichelle ZaunerBushwick 51 +11 vs panel avg · Bay Ridge 69 +13 vs panel avg
Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins ReidBushwick 51 −12 vs panel avg · Bay Ridge 66 +1 vs panel avg
I who have never known menJacqueline HarpmanBushwick 51 −8 vs panel avg · Bay Ridge 65 +5 vs panel avg
More popular at Bushwick
| Title | Bushwick | Bay Ridge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
51 +20 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −23 vs panel avg | 1/1 | |
 Long Island compromiseTaffy Brodesser-Akner | 51 +16 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −27 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
 PigletLottie Hazell | 51 +28 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −17 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
 We do not partKang Han | 51 +25 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −10 vs panel avg | 1/1 |
 The womenKristin Hannah | 29 −6 vs panel avg | 1/2 | 0 −31 vs panel avg | 3/3 |
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More popular at Bay Ridge
| Title | Bushwick | Bay Ridge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
 Fourth wingRebecca Yarros | 0 −44 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 70 +29 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 Famesick : a memoirLena Dunham | 0 −58 vs panel avg | 1/1 | 65 ~ panel avg | 0/4 |
YesteryearCaro Claire Burke | 51 −20 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 72 +1 vs panel avg | 0/7 |
Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden | 51 −15 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 70 +2 vs panel avg | 0/6 |
Crying in H Mart : a memoirMichelle Zauner | 51 +11 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 69 +13 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
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Distinctive to Bushwick
| Title | Bushwick | Bay Ridge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
 The boyfriendFreida McFadden | 51 −3 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 61 +7 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 En agosto nos vemosGabriel García Márquez | 51 +20 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 The city and its uncertain wallsHaruki Murakami | 51 +29 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 −26 vs panel avg | 2/2 |
 Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë | 51 +25 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Nash fallsDavid Baldacci | 51 +22 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 29 ~ panel avg | 1/2 |
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Distinctive to Bay Ridge
| Title | Bushwick | Bay Ridge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | Demand pressureBranch demand pressure: bounded 0–100 index combining scarcity (up to 80 pts when 0/N copies are on shelf) and recent movement (capped at 20). When public holds coverage is high enough across comparable books, scarcity is rebalanced to 0–65 and a 0–20 holds component is added. | Available | |
 The loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKiran Desai | 51 −8 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 65 +6 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
 I regret almost everything : a memoirKeith McNally | 51 −6 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 62 +8 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 The widowJohn Grisham | 51 ~ panel avg | 0/1 | 62 +10 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 WhistlerAnn Patchett | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 62 −1 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 Our perfect stormCarley Fortune | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 62 +12 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
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