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: Bay Ridge and Central Library have a 8% weighted overlap on adult demand pressure (6 titles tracked at both, 54 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 | — | 5 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 43 |
| Central Library | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| North Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bushwick | 35 | 4 | — | 40 | 35 | 44 | 28 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 40 |
| Greenpoint | 40 | 4 | 40 | — | 29 | 43 | 33 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 48 |
| Williamsburgh | 40 | 10 | 35 | 29 | — | 38 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 40 | 43 | 35 |
| Central Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bedford | 44 | 4 | 44 | 43 | 38 | — | 31 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 40 |
| Crown Heights | 43 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 31 | — | 50 | 48 | 36 | 41 | 47 |
| Flatbush | 43 | 4 | 46 | 41 | 34 | 41 | 50 | — | 49 | 46 | 48 | 49 |
| South Brooklyn | ||||||||||||
| Bay Ridge | 43 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 42 | 38 | 48 | 49 | — | 40 | 50 | 50 |
| Coney Island | 39 | 5 | 40 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 46 | 40 | — | 43 | 36 |
| Kings Highway | 40 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 43 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 50 | 43 | — | 46 |
| Sunset Park | 43 | 2 | 40 | 48 | 35 | 40 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 36 | 46 | — |
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
Drive your plow over the bones of the deadOlga TokarczukBay Ridge 51 −1 vs panel avg · Central Library 57 +5 vs panel avg
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle ZevinBay Ridge 51 +6 vs panel avg · Central Library 49 +4 vs panel avg
More popular at Bay Ridge
| Title | Bay Ridge | Central Library | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
All foursMiranda July | 39 ~ panel avg | 3/6 | 0 −39 vs panel avg | 2/2 |
The womenKristin Hannah | 74 +24 vs panel avg | 0/6 | 57 +7 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
TrustHernán Díaz | 65 +19 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 51 +5 vs panel avg | 0/1 |
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrowGabrielle Zevin | 51 +6 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 49 +4 vs panel avg | 1/4 |
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More popular at Central Library
| Title | Bay Ridge | Central Library | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Drive your plow over the bones of the deadOlga Tokarczuk | 51 −1 vs panel avg | 0/1 | 57 +5 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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Distinctive to Bay Ridge
| Title | Bay Ridge | Central Library | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 correspondentVirginia Evans | 70 +2 vs panel avg | 0/6 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Martyr!Kaveh Akbar | 69 +11 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Strangers : a memoir of marriageBelle Burden | 68 +7 vs panel avg | 0/5 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 Atmosphere : a love storyTaylor Jenkins Reid | 68 +3 vs panel avg | 0/5 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
 The intruderFreida McFadden | 65 +11 vs panel avg | 0/4 | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 |
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Distinctive to Central Library
| Title | Bay Ridge | Central Library | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
 My brilliant friendElena Ferrante | 57 ~ panel avg | 0/2 | 65 +8 vs panel avg | 0/4 |
 The seven husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 62 +5 vs panel avg | 0/3 |
 Tell me everythingElizabeth Strout | 0 −16 vs panel avg | 2/2 | 57 +41 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
 Normal peopleSally Rooney | 0 ~ panel avg | 0/0 | 57 ~ panel avg | 0/2 |
 The midnight libraryMatt Haig | 57 +2 vs panel avg | 0/2 | 57 +2 vs panel avg | 0/2 |
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