Borrowed in Brooklyn

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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.

Or click any cell in the matrix below.

Selected pair: Bay Ridge and Brooklyn Heights have a 51% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (40 titles tracked at both, 70 at either).

Color scaleVery different (0–20%)Some overlap (21–40%)Fairly similar (41–60%)Very similar (61%+)
Brooklyn Heights
Central Library
Bushwick
Greenpoint
Williamsburgh
Bedford
Crown Heights
Flatbush
Bay Ridge
Coney Island
Kings Highway
Sunset Park
Central / Downtown
Brooklyn Heights—746533936464851345245
Central Library7—981465511699
North Brooklyn
Bushwick469—413534364242364140
Greenpoint53841—4542525051404050
Williamsburgh39143545—33364240384342
Central Brooklyn
Bedford366344233—363643383336
Crown Heights46536523636—4353414546
Flatbush4854250423643—58374446
South Brooklyn
Bay Ridge5111425140435358—424954
Coney Island34636403838413742—3339
Kings Highway5294140433345444933—42
Sunset Park459405042364646543942—
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.

Tracked at both
40
Tracked only at Bay Ridge
11
Tracked only at Brooklyn Heights
19
Weighted overlapWeighted overlap compares demand pressure across the books tracked by either branch. For each book, we take the lower and higher branch demand-pressure values across the two branches and 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 overlap. 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.
51%
Higher pressure at Bay Ridge
5
Higher pressure at Brooklyn Heights
5

Shared titles

More popular at Bay Ridge

TitleBay RidgeBrooklyn Heights
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.AvailableDemand 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
TrustHernán Díaz
57
+13 vs panel avg
0/2
29
−15 vs panel avg
1/2
The art of spending money : simple choices for a richer lifeMorgan Housel
51
+8 vs panel avg
0/1
29
−14 vs panel avg
1/2
The intruderFreida McFadden
65
+13 vs panel avg
0/4
51
−1 vs panel avg
0/1
Martyr!Kaveh Akbar
65
+3 vs panel avg
0/4
57
−5 vs panel avg
0/2
Crying in H Mart : a memoirMichelle Zauner
57
+7 vs panel avg
0/2
51
+1 vs panel avg
0/1

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More popular at Brooklyn Heights

TitleBay RidgeBrooklyn Heights
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.AvailableDemand 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
All foursMiranda July
12
−24 vs panel avg
5/6
65
+29 vs panel avg
1/8
Art work : on the creative lifeSally Mann
0
−36 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+15 vs panel avg
0/1
Disability intimacy : essays on love, care, and desire
0
−15 vs panel avg
1/1
51
+36 vs panel avg
0/1
Hidden potential : the science of achieving greater thingsAdam Grant
0
−23 vs panel avg
2/2
51
+28 vs panel avg
0/1
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin
29
−22 vs panel avg
1/2
78
+27 vs panel avg
0/6

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Distinctive to Bay Ridge

TitleBay RidgeBrooklyn Heights
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.AvailableDemand 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
On the calculation of volume. ISolvej Balle
62
+8 vs panel avg
0/3
51
−3 vs panel avg
0/1
Nobody's girl : a memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justiceVirginia Roberts Giuffre
57
+5 vs panel avg
0/2
51
−1 vs panel avg
0/1
HeartwoodAmity Gaige
0
−26 vs panel avg
2/2
55
+29 vs panel avg
0/1
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë
51
+2 vs panel avg
0/1
51
+2 vs panel avg
0/1
Drive your plow over the bones of the deadOlga Tokarczuk
51
−1 vs panel avg
0/1
51
−1 vs panel avg
0/1

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Distinctive to Brooklyn Heights

TitleBay RidgeBrooklyn Heights
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.AvailableDemand 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
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë
0
~ panel avg
0/0
70
+44 vs panel avg
0/3
OrbitalSamantha Harvey
62
+28 vs panel avg
0/3
66
+32 vs panel avg
0/3
The tenantFreida McFadden
57
+3 vs panel avg
0/2
62
+8 vs panel avg
0/3
The subtle art of not giving a fuck : a counterintuitive approach to living a good lifeMark Manson
0
~ panel avg
0/0
57
+15 vs panel avg
0/2
Kitchen confidential : adventures in the culinary underbellyAnthony Bourdain
0
~ panel avg
0/0
57
+2 vs panel avg
0/2

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