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.
Brooklyn Heights | Central Library | Bushwick | Greenpoint | Williamsburgh | Bedford | Crown Heights | Flatbush | Bay Ridge | Coney Island | Kings Highway | Sunset Park | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central / Downtown | ||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Heights | — | 10 | 6 | 45 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 45 | 41 |
| Central Library | 10 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| North Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bushwick | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Greenpoint | 45 | 9 | 5 | — | 39 | 33 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 35 | 42 | 43 |
| Williamsburgh | 39 | 9 | 4 | 39 | — | 27 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 37 |
| Central Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bedford | 35 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | — | 30 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 31 |
| Crown Heights | 39 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 40 | 30 | — | 38 | 46 | 42 | 44 | 38 |
| Flatbush | 46 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 38 | — | 43 | 38 | 41 | 36 |
| South Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bay Ridge | 41 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 37 | 31 | 46 | 43 | — | 41 | 41 | 35 |
| Coney Island | 40 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 42 | 38 | 41 | — | 39 | 40 |
| Kings Highway | 45 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 35 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 39 | — | 41 |
| Sunset Park | 41 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 37 | 31 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 41 | — |
How this works
Each cell is a normalized overlap. We rank every fresh title by demand pressure within its own branch, convert those ranks to percentiles, then compare the lower and higher percentiles across titles tracked at either branch. This puts every branch on the same relative scale. A title missing from one branch counts as zero observed signal. Diagonals are self-matches (—). Branches are grouped by region (North / Central / South Brooklyn) for readability. The matrix is symmetric, so both directions show the same value. 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
Be ready when the luck happens : a memoirIna GartenBushwick 51 +15 vs panel avg · Bay Ridge 51 +15 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 | |
YellowfaceR F Kuang | 51 −8 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 41 −18 vs panel avg | 1/3 |
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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 | |
Great big beautiful lifeEmily Henry | 51 +9 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 62 +20 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
Braiding sweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer | 51 −2 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver | 51 −2 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 57 +4 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
The intruderFreida McFadden | 51 +7 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 55 +11 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
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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 | |
51 +43 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | |
 The book of delightsRoss Gay | 51 −2 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 On tyranny : twenty lessons from the twentieth centuryTimothy Snyder | 51 +35 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 The boyfriendFreida McFadden | 51 −2 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Nash fallsDavid Baldacci | 51 +22 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
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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 womenKristin Hannah | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 74 +18 vs panel avg | 0/6 |
 YesteryearCaro Claire Burke | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 72 +2 vs panel avg | 0/7 |
 Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 70 +2 vs panel avg | 0/6 |
 The correspondentVirginia Evans | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 70 +2 vs panel avg | 0/6 |
 Parable of the sowerOctavia E Butler | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 69 +23 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
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